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...remarks, Mansfield described Martin Luther King Jr. as a "most honored black," and, in a comment more critical of contemporary society than of Malcolm X, he labeled the Black Muslim leader as one of the "most fashionable." He wasn't talking about Malcolm X's clothes; he was describing the popularity of "X" hats and shirts in the early 1990s accompanying Spike Lee's powerful movie. One has to agree that most of Mansfield's comments on disagreements between past black leaders were historically accurate, if not insightful...
...deny Mansfield the opportunity to say that Martin Luther King Jr. was an "honored black man" or to describe the separatist philosophy of Malcolm X? If the answer is because Mansfield is white and conservative, then perhaps we need to better follow the advice of Mr. Connerly and study more what people say as opposed to what they look like. JASON R. STEVENSON '00 April...
Jobe G. Danganan '99 said Mansfield'scomparison of King and Malcolm X was "extremelyoffensive," while Redmond said she was "outraged"by the remark...
...guests include Professor of Afro-American Studies Cornel R. West '74, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government William J. Wilson, Conrad Muhammed of the Nation of Islam, Winthrop Professor of History Stephan A. Thernstrom, Republican Bob Woodson and several Harvard students...
...when I helped organize the Black History Month celebration at school. I remember leading the auditorium in the pledge of allegiance, staring out at a sea of faces and wondering what exactly we were really teaching people about black history. They'd already seen the silhouettes of Martin and Malcolm, they'd heard the quotes, and, hell, everyone knows we can sing and dance...