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Trust between CRS workers
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Dick Salem
[Full Interview] [Topic Top]
There was always racial tension with a
white Regional Director dealing in race relations issues. I had to recognize that. You pay a price
for that, and one of the prices is there is tension that exists between your own staff of civil rights
or race relations workers. Should they have hired a black or Hispanic for my job? Well, they
didn’t. I was available and someone who was black decided I was the best person for that job.
But, you should know that there were four or five people in that office when I was hired who felt
that they should’ve had a crack at that job. One of the prices we pay is having some tension
within their own organization. So you have to earn your stripes, if you will, in many ways.
Some of us did and some of us didn’t. Some of us did with some staff, and some didn’t with
others.
Nancy Ferrell
[Full Interview] [Topic Top]
Question:
Did you ever call up somebody who was
a specialist in a particular area?
Answer:
Sometimes, but sometimes the ego thing didn't let it happen. It didn't happen as much as it
probably should have.
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