Black, White, and Catholic: New Orleans Interracialism, 1947-1956

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Black, White, and Catholic: New Orleans Interracialism, 1947–1956 R . B E N T L E Y A N D E R S O N Vanderbilt University Press  Nashville Anderson final pages 8/10/05 9:15 AM Page iii © 2005 Vanderbilt University Press All rights reserved First Edition 2005 Printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America Design by Ellen Beeler Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Anderson, R. Bentley, 1959– Black, White, and Catholic : New Orleans interracialism, 1947–1956 / R. Bentley Anderson.— 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8265-1483-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. New Orleans (La.)—Race relations—History—20th century. 2. Catholics—Louisiana—New Orleans—Attitudes—History—20th century. 3. Catholics—Louisiana—New Orleans—Social conditions—20th century. I. Title. F380.A1A53 2005 305.8’0097633509’041—dc22 2005005034 Publication of this book has been supported by a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities. Material from Chapters 5 and 9 appeared previously in slightly different form as “Black, White, and Catholic: Southern Jesuits Confront the Race Question, 1952,” Catholic Historical Review 91 (July 2005): 484–505. Used with permission of the American Catholic Historical Association. A portion of chapter seven appeared in “Prelates, Protest, and Public Opinion: Catholic Opposition to Desegregation, 1947–1955,” Journal of Church and State 46 (summer 2004): 617–44. Used with permission. Anderson final pages 8/10/05 9:15 AM Page iv TO MY PARENTS ROBERT BENTLEY ANDERSON, JR. AND JANET RIVET ANDERSON Anderson final pages 8/10/05 9:15 AM Page v Anderson final pages 8/10/05 9:15 AM Page vi ...