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  • From: rayzentz AT aim.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Enjoy the quiet while it lasts...
  • Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:21:59 -0400

Thanks

Ray


-----Original Message-----
From: Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 1:37 pm
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Enjoy the quiet while it lasts...



Jerry Kellman, Michael Evans and another guy whose name I can never
remember. They ran a Jewish/Catholic non-profit. He was the only paid
employee. They were *trying* to do good things in Chicago and couldn't get
anywhere because they were 3 white guys. They needed a front man who would
"relate" to the local residents. They needed a black guy.

And, just a note, for those who might have read his book or heard his
speeches, he did NOT discover the asbestos problem, nor did he "spear-head"
the campaign to get it removed. He was a Johnny-Come-Lately to the work.
Hazel Johnson is the person who discovered the problem and started the work
to get it removed.

Developing Communities Project is now a big organization and is no longer
run by "3 white guys."

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: <rayzentz AT aim.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Enjoy the quiet while it lasts...


Ah... Thank you. Do you know who the "white guys" were?

Ray


-----Original Message-----
From: Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:07 pm
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Enjoy the quiet while it lasts...



He was hired by some white guys as a front man because he was black.
They
wanted to organize black churches. He was "assigned" 20 churches to
"organize." He wasn't getting anywhere with those churches. The
"white
guys" told him that folks in the church preferred someone who was a
church
member. He went scouting thorugh the 20 churches and came up with
Wright.
Liked Wright, joined his church and found out the "white guys" were
correct
in that after he had a church to belong to the other churches welcomed
him
as "one of us" and were willing to work with him.

He also stated in an the faith debate that "religion is a tool." That
is a
direct quote.

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: <rayzentz AT aim.com>


I hadn't heard that he went through THAT many churches. Where did
you
get that? You are correct, though. That makes it even worse. He
deliberately chose what he listened to.

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