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people!

want.

were doing as a body, instead of just having me comment on various issues of the day.

have the means to do that.

"You can be one hell of a leader at the Urban

Similarly, if we wanted to firmly establish the Urban League as a civil rights organization, we also had to develop and maintain a recognizable and steady presence in the national community-to let the country know what we

The Urban League, however, was advocacy-which meant action-constituency-based services to black people.

were not true.

The firm hosted a dinner for me at The Mansion. Jack Hauer, another named partner who was a very well known and respected litigator around town, was the lead host. When we were down to the brandy and cigars, Jack said, "I'd like to ask you a question.""Sure," I replied."You write a column for the Dallas Times Herald,"