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Farrakhan,
who has been accused of making anti-Semitic remarks
in the past, issued a broad invitation that also took
aim at the wealthy, his critics, and both political
parties.
``Millions
More means we're reaching for the millions who carry
the rich on their backs,'' he said. He also used the
sort of provocative language that has prompted past
criticism.
``If
anybody deserves to strap a bomb on themselves and give
pain for the pain we have suffered, it is we. But none
of us would kill,'' he said.
The
Anti-Defamation League, which has long criticized Farrakhan,
urged other black leaders to separate their cause from
him.
``When
will someone in the African-American community stand
up and say that the Million Man March had a positive
message but the pied piper is a racist and anti-Semite?''
said ADL director Abraham Foxman.
Sharpton
alluded briefly to the sometimes chilly relations among
the three black leaders but said they were working together
to make the event a success and to end disparities between
black and white Americans.
``We
don't come to argue today about who said what, who did
what. Our family is in crisis,'' said Sharpton.
Organizers
are promoting a Day of Absence from work and school
on Friday, Oct. 14, followed by a march in Washington
on the 15th, and religious services the next day.
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