Priest Defies Cardinal to Picket Supermarket: Considers Activity in Grapes Boycott as 'One Way of Seeking Social Justice'

Priest Defies Cardinal to Picket Supermarket: Considers Activity in Grapes Boycott as 'One Way of Seeking Social Justice'

Coffield, John (1914-2005)
El Monte (Calif.)
Labor rights
Religion

Newspaper article on Rev. John V. Coffield picketing in front of an El Monte supermarket in late October through early November 1968, protesting the purchase of table grapes grown in the California interior valleys. Rev .Coffield's protest activities were considered to be incompatible with the mandates of his superior in Los Angeles Roman Catholic Church leadership, James Francis Cardinal McIntyre.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

1968-11-02

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