Voices
John LaFarge, S.J. was a longtime editor at America (and editor in chief from 1944 to 1948) known for his civil rights activism and his many writings against racism and anti-Semitism.
FaithVantage Point
On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. America editor John LaFarge, S.J., was there.
Vantage Point
All of us, in one way or another, are in some sense culpable. For we have allowed and still allow the hateful racist menace to grow up in our midst.
From Sept. 21, 1940. No name was more closely associated with Catholic efforts for racial justice than America editor John LaFarge, S.J.