But, unlike the mid-1970's when blacks generally supported busing, today many blacks are divided over the issue.
He said that many blacks, from nearby and farther away, support the addition.
This marked a turning point in the campaign, as blacks, at first cool toward Taylor, now actively supported him.
"The economics of the black community are such that young blacks are not supporting this kind of concert," he said.
Both blacks and whites settled there and supported an integrated school.
But, historically, blacks have supported more white candidates locally than vice versa.
"Why let foreigners, newcomers, have these jobs while blacks, who have been here for hundreds of years, can't support themselves or their families?"
Some blacks supported the sanctions because they feared recent immigrants were squeezing blacks out of the labor market.
Because the Government has treated the Congress as its implacable enemy since 1960, it cannot talk directly to the movement, which many blacks support.
It has entered into agreements with black communities to show that bank deposits and jobs are dependent on blacks' supporting their product.