▁The ▁fe at ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁national ▁celebr ity , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁crash ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁at ▁an ▁exhibition ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁W W II ▁and ▁The ▁Modern ▁era ▁ ▁The ▁Right ▁Re ver end ▁James ▁De W olf ▁Perry ▁( Oct ober ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Epis cop al ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁pre late ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁( 1 9 1 1 – 1 9 4 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁( 1 9 3 0 – 1 9 3 7 ). ▁ ▁John ▁La F ar ge ▁Jr . ▁ ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 0   – ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Jes uit ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁activ ism ▁against ▁rac ism ▁and ▁anti - sem it ism . ▁In ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁draft ▁of ▁a ▁pap al ▁en cyc lic al ▁against ▁rac ist ▁and ▁total itar ian ▁ide ologies ▁for ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XI ; ▁entitled ▁Hum ani ▁gener is ▁unit as , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁prom ul g ated ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁P ius ▁XI ▁on ▁February ▁ 1