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'''Albert L. Fletcher''' was bishop of the [[Diocese of Little Rock]] in the mid-1950s. In reaction to the ''Brown v. Board of Education'' decision of 1954, Bishop Fletcher decided to desegregate some of the private Catholic schools in the state of Arkansas.
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'''Albert L. Fletcher''' (1896-1979) was fourth bishop of the [[Diocese of Little Rock]]. In reaction to the ''Brown v. Board of Education'' decision of 1954, Bishop Fletcher decided to desegregate some of the private Catholic schools in the state of Arkansas.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:11, 12 June 2009

Albert L. Fletcher (1896-1979) was fourth bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock. In reaction to the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954, Bishop Fletcher decided to desegregate some of the private Catholic schools in the state of Arkansas.

References

  • Tony A. Freyer, Little Rock on Trial: Cooper v. Aaron and School Desegregation (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2007), 16.

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