[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     TRIBUTE TO REV. LEON SULLIVAN

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 2, 2001

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, we are here today to 
pay tribute to a great American, Rev. Leon Sullivan who passed away on 
April 24th. Reverend Sullivan was a businessman, an activist, and an 
educator who was responsible for leading international efforts to 
promote nonviolent social and economic change.
  Dr. Sullivan is best known as the author of the Sullivan Principles, 
a set of guidelines for American businesses operating in South Africa 
under the apartheid regime. Although later largely superseded by the 
divestment movement, these principals laid an ethical foundation for 
businesses practices in the international arena.
  The success of the Sullivan Principles abroad were matched by the 
success of Reverend Sullivan's activities at home. In 1964, Sullivan 
founded a job training program called Opportunities Industrialization 
Center (OIC). Today, more than 80 OIC's exist across the country. The 
programs have trained more than 2 million people.
  Reverend Sullivan was a pragmatic activist who never forget the 
individual hopes and dreams of real people. The nation has suffered a 
great loss.

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