John LaFarge Jr.
John LaFarge Jr. SJ (February 13, 1880 – November 24, 1963) was an American Jesuit Catholic priest known for his activism against racism and anti-semitism. Involved in the heyday (and eventual breakup) of Thomas Wyatt Turner's Federated Colored Catholics. LaFarge founded an offshoot, the Catholic Interracial Council in New York City. Branches also grew in Philadelphia and Chicago. In the run-up to World War II, he worked on a draft of a papal encyclical against racist and totalitarian ideologies for Pope Pius XI; entitled Humani generis unitas, though it was never promulgated due to the death of Pius XI on February 10, 1939.
John LaFarge Jr. | |
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| Born | February 13, 1880 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Died | November 24, 1963 (aged 83) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Harvard University University of Innsbruck |
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| Ordination | July 26, 1905 (aged 25) |
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