MS Moments 305 Father Peter Quinn - Hattiesburg Activist

Published: March 30, 2012, 1:45 p.m.

In 1966, Father Peter Quinn was a young priest at Hattiesburg\u2019s Sacred Heart Church. When he was asked to become the priest for the community's black parish, he soon found himself involved in the Civil Rights movement.\xa0Quinn explains how as spiritual leader,\xa0he was called on to calm the community\u2019s young people after Dr. King\u2019s assassination.

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