Louisiana's white Roman Catholics were also up in arms against the idea of mixing with Negro Roman Catholics. At Jesuits Bend they sent away their new priest because he is a Negro (TIME, Oct. 24). At Erath some of them beat up a woman because they thought she was going to teach white and Negro children the catechism at the same time. Last week another rebellion erupted at New Orleans' high-ranking, 109-year-old Jesuit High School.
Alarmed over rumors that the school might desegregate, the Blue Jay Parents' Club passed a resolution denouncing any such...
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