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Written by asap
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Tuesday, 01 August 2006 |
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DAYTON, Ohio — Give credit where credit is due, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Monday.
Blacks who have succeeded in the corporate world must not turn their backs on the civil-rights activists and groups who helped open the doors for them, Sharpton said.
“When people think they are in the suites as an alternative to the streets, they will soon be back in the streets with us in a short matter of time,” Sharpton said during a panel discussion at the annual convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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BLACK LEADERS
Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and SCLC President Charles Steele were among those who took part in the panel discussion, titled “A Changing Movement: From the Streets to the Suites.”
KING: “The masses of people in our communities are unfortunately -- even in 2006 -- still in the streets,” King said. “I believe this organization will always be an activist organization, which means that we must never ever abandon the streets.”
STEELE: Earlier he said the group has opened conflict resolution centers in Dayton and Israel and has plans for more around the world. The centers are designed to train citizens, police, teachers and community leaders how to solve disputes without violence.
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