EPISODE · Mar 30, 2012 · 4 MIN
MS Moments 306 Father Peter Quinn - Deacons of Defense
from Mississippi Moments Podcast
Father Peter Quinn was the priest of Hattiesburg’s only black Catholic Church, Holy Rosary, during the Civil Rights movement. Taking a leadership position in the movement made him a frequent target. He was protected by a group called the Deacons of Defense. Quinn recalls being shot at as he left Vernon Dahmer’s house one evening. He also recounts when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took a nap at his home ten days before his assassination.
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