Daryl Davis
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From Discord to Harmony: Transforming Conflict into Collaboration
Conflict is unavoidable in everyday life – it’s how we react to it that matters. Maybe you’re a manager trying to defuse tension among employees…your co-worker doesn’t share your beliefs or background…or you have a long-simmering disagreement with a family member or neighbor. The one thing all conflict has in common – nothing gets solved until the opposing sides talk about it. In his presentation, Daryl Davis empowers people with a universal tool kit to resolve conflict at work, at home, and in the community – one conversation at a time.
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I wanted to understand why racists hated me. So I befriended ...
“Hello,” I began, “I'm Daryl Davis.” I offered my palm, and Kelly shook my hand as he and the nighthawk introduced themselves. He sat in the chair I had set out, and the nighthawk stood at attention beside him. We were both apprehensive of the other, and the interview started haltingly. We discussed what he had hoped to ...
Black Man Gets KKK Members To Disavow By Befriending Them ...
How can you hate me if you don't even know me?” Daryl Davis asks in the new documentary “Accidental Courtesy.”
How One Man Convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan Members To Give Up ...
One by one, Daryl Davis has befriended KKK members over the past 30 years. The more they got to know the African-American musician, the more they realized the Klan was not for them.
Books by Daryl Davis
“Klan-destine Relationships” (1997)
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