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Scott’s accomplishments will continue to
inspire for generations to come
June 1, 2005
Though he wasn’t often mentioned in the same breath as Milwaukee civil rights icons Vel Phillips and the late Father James Groppi, Wesley Scott was just as much a giant in the movement for equality as the aforementioned individuals, maybe more so.
Scott, who died Saturday at the age of 88, was synonymous with civil rights in Milwaukee; and the organization he led, the Milwaukee Urban League, was the premiere civil rights organization during the tense and turbulent 60s.
Scott’s determined leadership and vision, coupled with an ability to organize on a grass roots level while being able to walk into a boardroom and persuade White corporate Milwaukee to open doors of opportunity for African Americans to walk through and attain their piece of the American dream are legendary and still serve as an example for the generations he inspired and mentored who are in positions of influence today.
With colleagues like Robert Starms, Call Beckett, Clinton Rose and others, Scott, in the closed doors of "We Milwaukee" meetings changed the direction of many inner city concerns, all fostering improvements for the African American community.
Dr. Howard Fuller said it best in a recent article when he said the death of Scott has created a void in the Black community and the city in general that will not be easily filled.
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