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Race Relations Breakfast
Ruth Ann's Restaurant
On Friday, August 13th, 1965 the
neighborhood of Watts erupted in chaos and anarchy. The Watts Riots
erupted from a routine arrest of a drunk driver. The rioting lasted
for six days. Thirty-four people were killed, almost all black. As a
result of this tragedy, much new thinking has taken place in the minds
of well-meaning Americans about racism and how it might be addressed.
Churches, concerned community groups, and organizations developed
'dialog groups' where blacks and whites could sit and talk among
themselves about a variety to topics in hopes of gaining a better
understanding of race.
In Columbus, the Leadership Morality
Institute was started by Dean William Arthur and the LMI Board of
Directors in 1989. Its aim was to provide educational programs in
ethical leadership. Many of the community leaders believed deeply
that a race relations dialogue could help Columbus avoid the violent
confrontations that were rampant in the country. In 1992, the
Breakfast forums were started by the LMI and lead by Bill Arthur.
Today, the Race Relations Breakfasts are
designed to provide a comfortable non-confrontational forum for
discussion of race and race issues that affect the Columbus area among
the diverse groups that attend.
Meetings are
held twice a month - second and fourth Wednesday. Breakfast begins at
7:30 a.m. and you are encouraged to bring a friend with you. $6.00 is
asked of regular members. First timers and visitors are our guests.
Contact: Lee Brantley at 706-494-5400 or
lbrantley@wtvm.com.
Do you have a topic that you would like discussed? Do
you know of anyone who would like to receive this reminder but is not
on the list? If so, please email me with the topic and the person's
email address.
For more
information, call the One Columbus number: 706-315-0162 or go to
www.onecolumbus.org.
Directions to Ruth Ann's Restaurant.
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