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Negro Applies To Church In Raleigh
A Negro applicant seeks membership at Raleigh's all white First Baptist Church. Deacons forward the case to a study committee with a May 7 deadline for a recommendation before a church member conference. The applicant is Charles A. Earle a Shaw University senior and leader in local protests. Earle hails from Jamaica Vermont.
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Raleigh, N.C
Raleigh
First Baptist Church
Board of Deacons
Charles A. Earle
Shaw University
Earle
Jamaica