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Text transcribed from caption: C-30947 ALABAMA ARCHBISHOP ORDERS CATHOLIC
SCHOOL INTEGRATION MOBILE, Ala. -- Archbishop Thomas J. Toolen, Bishop of
Mobile-Birmingham, has ordered integration of all Catholic elementary and
high schools in his diocese beginning in September. Announced in a pastoral
letter read in diocesan churches, the order will affect parochial schools in
Alabama and 11 counties of West Florida. Alabama has about 25,000 students in
80 Catholic elementary and 13 secondary schools, with about 5,000 Negroes.
Archbishop Toolen urged all his faithful to “accept this decision as best
for God and country.” He stressed that “no matter what personal feelings
are, the common good of all must come first.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS
NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-4D-64-NAB)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Toolen, Thomas J., 1886-1976., Catholic Church. Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham.
Topics:
Bishops--Alabama--Mobile., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., School integration--Alabama., Catholic schools--Alabama., School integration--West Florida., Catholic schools--West Florida., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Alabama., West Florida., Mobile (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348351