NATIONAL
Black Leaders
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Convene for
NAACP Summit
BALTIMORE ,
(AP) ? NAACP
Executive Director
Benjamin Chavis
challenged black
leaders Sunday to
develop a unified
strategy to improve
the lives of the
nation's 35 million
blacks, another step
"on our long jour
ney upon freedom
road."
Chavis spoke
at a 2 1/2-hour tele
vised round-table
that opened the
group's three-day
summit. Actual strat
egy will be formulated behind
closed doors.
"We want to have a fair
exchange of views because we
believe that the situation facing our
people is one of life and death."
Chavis said.
"The problem of this century ?
remains the problem of the color
line, the problem of racial inequity,
economic inequity," he said.
Later at public meeting at a
Baltimore church, NAACP Chair
man William Gibson said "the suhv*
rnit should produce a new pivil
rights agenda that addresses crime,
drugs, violence and political power
? "things th^t not only keep our
youth down, but our communities
down."
"We are going to come out of
here with an agenda that has eco
nomic energy. We are going to deal
with corporate America. We are
^ going to' deal wjth business Amer
ica, "-he said.
About.65 leaders in business,
education, civil rights and religion
?v participate, including Nation of
" Islam lt'adrr T miis Fap-akhan .
V Farrakhan's presence was
criticized by Jewish leaders, but he
said the summit's diversity should
be a challenge, not an obstacle.
"Those of us who disagree
help to'shape each other's ideas,
philosophies and agendas,*' Far"
rakhan said.
About a block away from the
, summit, members of national Jewish
groups protested. Farrakhan passed
them m a caravan of dark cars.
? At one point. Cornel West, a
black author and professor of reli
gion at Princeton University, walked
up to the protesters and hugged
M k I iael ? Leuiei. the editor of
T i kk nn. a liberal Jewish magazine.
Lerner carried signs that supported
the NAACP and criticized Far
rakhan. West later attended the
round-table discussion.
Police reported no problems,
but security was tight at NAACP
headquarters, where private security
guards and police stood watch along
with bow-tjed members of the
Nation of Islam.
Chavis said there had been
threats against the summit, but he
would not specify what kind of
threats or who was the tareet.
Restrictions on access to the build
ing began 48 hours before the sum
mit after it was thoroughly searched.
Security guards and dogs also
"searched nearby woods.
NAACP leaders dismissed
criticism of Farrakhan's participa
tion. saying that no ethnic or reli
gious group has a right to tell
another group how to conduct its
business.
"We should not let external
controversy from letting us meet
with one another," Chavis said.
The conference, sponsored by
the National Associated for the
Advancement of Colored People, is
aimed at finding ways to create jobs
and improve conditions for blacks.
"We thank God that you who
have come at your own expense
have . . . gazed at this next . step on
our long journey upon freedom
, road," he told the other leaders.
One issue that could be dis
? Louis Farrakhan
cussed is an economic bovcott of
*
South Carolina, whose legislature
s has refused to lower the Confederate
battle flag atop the State House.
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