File:1930+ Baroni (priest).jpg

From 4 Enoch: : The Online Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism, and Christian and Islamic Origins
Revision as of 08:06, 4 December 2023 by Gabriele Boccaccini (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Geno Baroni''' (1930-1984) -- Catholic Priest & Civil Rights Activist Born in Acosta PA to Italian immigrant parents, Baroni was ordained a Catholic priest in 1956. Being...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file(847 × 903 pixels, file size: 399 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Geno Baroni (1930-1984) -- Catholic Priest & Civil Rights Activist

Born in Acosta PA to Italian immigrant parents, Baroni was ordained a Catholic priest in 1956. Being assigned to an urban poor congregation in Washington DC, he became active in the cause of civil rights. He was the Catholic Coordinator for the August 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, at which Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech; he also marched with King in Selma, Alabama, in March 1965. In 1975 Baroni was instrumental in founding the National Italian American Foundation in 1975 and served as its first president.He died of cancer in 1984.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current08:07, 4 December 2023Thumbnail for version as of 08:07, 4 December 2023847 × 903 (399 KB)Gabriele Boccaccini (talk | contribs)

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata