Voices
George H. Dunne, S.J. was a longtime contributor to America, an impassioned critic of racial segregation, and a prominent figure in ecumenical efforts to combat poverty and foster peace. He died in 1998.
Politics & Society
From the archives (June 17, 1961)
From the Eternal City, where he is engaged in historical research, Fr. Dunne, S.J., tells how it feels to read the news from back home the morning after a race riot in Alabama.
In seven consecutive issues in June and July, 1949, America published what was later to become Fr. Dunne's widely acclaimed pamphlet, Religion and American Democracy: A Reply to Paul Blanshard's "American Freedom and Catholic Power."