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The Rev. Jesse Jackson held a news conference in Greenville on Friday afternoon and the Rev. Al Sharpon plans to visit North Charleston this weekend.

Jackson discussed the shooting of Walter Scott just after 4 p.m. at Greenville County Square.

Scott was shot and killed by Officer Michael Slager on Saturday.

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The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to be in North Charleston this weekend to preach atCharity Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday.

He told The Associated Press that is message will be that people pursue justice "in a peaceful, legal way."

Anthony Scott, Scott's brother, tells The Associated Press, that a representative of Sharpton's National Action Network has been working with family since the shooting last weekend.

Sharpton says he will not attend Scott's funeral Saturday because of a scheduling conflict. Anthony Scott says the funeral is open to the public.

Sharpton says he plans to preach Sunday morning and then meet privately with members of the Scott family. Later in the day he plans to attend a vigil at the site where Walter Scott was shot.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- An early morning meeting of pastors for a group of North Charleston churches laid the groundwork for Rev. Al Sharpton to make an appearance in the Lowcountry this weekend as memorials are held for the man shot and killed by a police officer.

Officials said Sharpton will attend a service at Charity Church at 11 a.m. Sunday. He wanted to attend Saturday's funeral for Walter Scott, but has other obligations outside the state.

Rev. Rivers, one of the organizers of the event, cleared up reports that Walter Scott's family had asked Sharpton not to come to Charleston. Rivers said the family never made that request, and in fact welcome him and have invited him to Scott's funeral Saturday.

Rivers said Sharpton has talked with the family and they have developed a strong relationship over the past several days.

The Scott family will be in attendance at at a Sunday afternoon prayer vigil and memorial at the scene of the shooting. That vigil is set for 3 p.m., officials said.

There has also been a peace march organized by Stand Against Violence Everywhere - North Charleston for Saturday afternoon once the funeral has ended. Organizers say it will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Rivers Avenue and Mall Drive in North Charleston and progress to City Hall.

Meanwhile, Rivers said members of area churches are going to be working with the North Charleston Police Department to talk about issues in racial profiling.

It's a conversation that dates back several years.

In 2011, the NAACP levied claims of racial profiling against the department during a forum attended by then-chief Jon Zumalt. At the time, Zumalt denied officers targeted minorities in the community, but said he wants a heavy officer presence in areas with the highest crime.

On Thursday, Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon echoed those statements, adding often they find the concentration of crime highest in minority neighborhoods.

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A man takes a photo as others look at a memorial and flowers placed near the site where Walter Scott was killed in North Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Scott was killed by a North Charleston police officer after a traffic stop on Saturday. The officer has been charged with murder. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Barbara Scott (R), cousin of Walter Scott, the 50-year-old man who was killed after being fired at eight times as he ran away from an officer after a traffic stop, lays flowers with her mother Evaliana Smalls (L) at the lot where the incident happened in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 8, 2015. Police officer Michael Slager,33, who fatally shot Scott in the US city of North Charleston has been fired after he was charged with murder, the mayor said. Speaking at a highly charged press conference frequently interrupted by residents angered at America's latest high-profile police killing of a black man, Mayor Keith Summey said the city had moved quickly to fire the officer after Saturday's shooting. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Barbara Scott, cousin of Walter Scott, the 50-year-old man who was killed after he was fired at eight times as he ran away from an officer after a traffic stop, holds up a picture of Scott on her cell phone in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 8, 2015. Police officer Michael Slager,33, who fatally shot Scott in the US city of North Charleston has been fired after he was charged with murder, the mayor said. Speaking at a highly charged press conference frequently interrupted by residents angered at America's latest high-profile police killing of a black man, Mayor Keith Summey said the city had moved quickly to fire the officer after Saturday's shooting. AFP PHOTO/ JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

A note is tied to a fence outside the vacant lot where Walter Scott, the 50-year-old man who was fired at eight times was killed as he ran away from an officer after a traffic stop in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 8, 2015. Police officer Michael Slager,33, who fatally shot Scott in the US city of North Charleston has been fired after he was charged with murder, the mayor said. Speaking at a highly charged press conference frequently interrupted by residents angered at America's latest high-profile police killing of a black man, Mayor Keith Summey said the city had moved quickly to fire the officer after Saturday's shooting. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

A placard and flowers are tied to a fence outside the vacant lot where Walter Scott, the 50-year-old man who was fired at eight times was killed as he ran away from an officer after a traffic stop in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 8, 2015. Police officer Michael Slager,33, who fatally shot Scott in the US city of North Charleston has been fired after he was charged with murder, the mayor said. Speaking at a highly charged press conference frequently interrupted by residents angered at America's latest high-profile police killing of a black man, Mayor Keith Summey said the city had moved quickly to fire the officer after Saturday's shooting. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

People pay their respect in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 8, 2015, as media stand outside the area where Walter Scott, a 50-year-old man who was fired at eight times as he ran away from a police officer after a traffic stop. Police officer Michael Slager,33, who fatally shot Scott in the US city of North Charleston has been fired after he was charged with murder, the mayor said. Speaking at a highly charged press conference frequently interrupted by residents angered at America's latest high-profile police killing of a black man, Mayor Keith Summey said the city had moved quickly to fire the officer after Saturday's shooting. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

In this April 4, 2015, frame from video provided by Attorney L. Chris Stewart representing the family of Walter Lamer Scott, Scott runs away from city patrolman Michael Thomas Slager, right, in North Charleston, S.C. Slager was charged with murder on Tuesday, April 7, hours after law enforcement officials viewed the dramatic video that appears to show him shooting a fleeing Scott several times in the back.

In this April 4, 2015, frame from video provided by Attorney L. Chris Stewart representing the family of Walter Lamer Scott, Scott runs away from city patrolman Michael Thomas Slager, right, in North Charleston, S.C. Slager was charged with murder on Tuesday, April 7, hours after law enforcement officials viewed the dramatic video that appears to show him shooting a fleeing Scott several times in the back.

In this April 4, 2015, frame from video provided by Attorney L. Chris Stewart representing the family of Walter Lamer Scott, Scott runs away from city patrolman Michael Thomas Slager, right, in North Charleston, S.C. Slager was charged with murder on Tuesday, April 7, hours after law enforcement officials viewed the dramatic video that appears to show him shooting a fleeing Scott several times in the back.

In this April 4, 2015, frame from video provided by attorney L. Chris Stewart representing the family of Walter Lamer Scott, city patrolman Michael Thomas Slager checks Scott's pulse in North Charleston, S.C. Slager was charged with murder on Tuesday, April 7, hours after law enforcement officials viewed the dramatic video that appears to show him shooting a fleeing Scott several times in the back.

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Al Sharpton Pledges Support For Family Of Walter Scott

Ben Carson, the black Republican and potential presidential candidate who once told Barack Obama his health-insurance plan was the worst U.S. policy since slavery, was an unlikely guest speaker Wednesday at Al Sharptons National Action Network.

Appearing in Manhattan at the annual meeting convened by Sharpton, the civil-rights leader and an Obama ally, the conservative Carson stood out in a crowd of progressive activists promoting housing subsidies, redistribution of wealth, gay rights and punishment for police brutality.

We need to talk about stuff we dont talk about, we need to talk about the fact that 73 percent of our babies are born out of wedlock, Carson told the mostly black audience. And that baby is four times as likely to grow up in poverty. Unless we talk about it, nobody else is going to talk about it.

The retired surgeon drew applause when he rattled off the names of more than 25 black men and women who never appeared in his history books, yet changed modern life with accomplishments in technology, medicine and business. He advocated a health savings system for people who are working and for poor people instead of Medicaid, which he said costs about $5,000 per patient.

We need to use the money in an intelligent way by giving poor people health savings accounts, Carson said.Boos to Laughs

Carson, 63, rose from poverty to national acclaim as a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a life story that spawned a best-selling memoir and made-for-TV movie. He has espoused traditional Republican credos favoring individual responsibility over government action; advocated a flat-tax akin to religious tithing; described homosexuality as a choice; and compared government growth in the U.S. to life in Germany under the Nazis.

In the morning, several hundred people who filled a midtown hotel ballroom booed when Sharpton announced that Carson would speak.

I think Dr. Carson and I dont even agree today is Wednesday, Sharpton said, defusing the crowds derision with laughter. Were going to show we can listen and we make intelligent decisions. You cannot deal with putting things on the agenda in 2016s election unless those that are running can be heardand they have to hear us.Differing Views

Aside from Carson and former Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele, most of Sharptons invitees hold views closely aligned with him. Among those attending were U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an avowed socialist; New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, a self-described progressive; the daughters of the slain civil-rights leader Malcolm X; and relatives of five black males who have died in fatal encounters with police.

One panel discussion focusing on homophobia in the black community featured gay, lesbian and transgendered participants.

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