Difference between revisions of "Albert L. Fletcher"

From FranaWiki
m
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''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.
+
'''Albert Lewis 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==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:12, 12 June 2009

Albert Lewis 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.

External links