THE CLAUDE NEWMAN STORY:
The true story of the conversion of a black Mississippi
man on death row, through the Miraculous Medal.
Taken from a "Catholic Family News" article by John Vennari,
compiled in booklet form by Robert T. Hart  (12 pgs.).

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This story of 12-pages takes place in 1944 in a Mississippi prison where Claude Newman is condemned to die.  It all begins when he dons the Miraculous Medal:

“While [Claude] was in jail awaiting execution, he shared a cell-block of some sort with four other prisoners.  One night, the five men were sitting around talking and they ran out of conversation.  Claude noticed a medal on a string around another prisoner's neck.  He asked what it was, and the Catholic boy told him that it was a medal.  Claude said, "What is a medal?"  The Catholic boy could not explain what a medal was or what its purpose was.  At that point, and in anger, the Catholic boy snatched the medal from his own neck and threw it on the floor at Claude's feet with a curse and a cuss, telling him to take the thing.

"Claude picked up the medal, and with permission from the prison attendants, placed it on a string around his own neck. To him it was simply a trinket, but he wanted to wear it" (p. 3).

It is after this seemingly insignificant incident that the wonders begin....

Happily, THE CLAUDE NEWMAN STORY assures us that — even in our times — Our Lady still lavishes many graces on those who wear that truly Miraculous Medal, given to us by Her in 1830.

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