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Arizona Sun
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
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At the 52nd annual convention of the Knights of Saint Peter Claver in Lafayette, La., NAACP Southwest Regional Secretary Clarence Laws urged fellow Catholics to take a more active role in the civil rights fight during a speech on Aug. 6, praising contributions by A. P. Tureaud, Ernest N. Morial, and A. M. Tureaud.
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LAFAYETTE, La. - As a member and guest speaker at the 52nd annual convention of the Catholic order, the Knights of Saint Peter Claver, NAACP Southwest Regional Secretary Clarence Laws called upon his fellow Catholics to take a more active role in the Fight for Freedom.
Addressing a session of the convention here, Aug. 6, Mr. Laws praised the contributions to the civil rights struggle made by A. P. Tureaud, New Orleans NAACP attorney, and his associates, Ernest N. Morial and A. M. Tureaud.
However, he pointed out, there are not enough such Negro Catholics in the movement.
In his speech Mr. Laws stated that the Knights of Peter Claver's leadership "should have articulate opinions on the issues designed to improve the general welfare betterment of Negroes, specifically, and American citizens generally. These leaders should give frequent utterances to those opinions as the issues and the times warrants."
Regarding specific actions which the organization, and all Negro Catholics could take in the fight for civil rights, Mr. Laws said that involvement should be
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NAACP Southwest Regional Secretary Clarence Laws, as a guest speaker at the 52nd annual convention of the Knights of Saint Peter Claver, called upon fellow Catholics to take a more active role in the fight for freedom and civil rights. He praised contributions by A. P. Tureaud, Ernest N. Morial, and A. M. Tureaud, but noted there are not enough Negro Catholics in the movement. Laws stated that the organization's leadership should have articulate opinions on issues improving Negro welfare and American citizens generally, and give frequent utterances as warranted. He discussed specific actions for involvement in civil rights.