What Bill Clinton got 'exactly wrong' about Stokely Carmichael's role in the Black freedom struggle
Published:
August 4, 2020
"Former president Bill Clinton's disparaging remarks about Black Power icon Stokely Carmichael (later Kwame Ture), made while eulogizing civil rights hero John Lewis last week, exhibited not only poor taste but a tragic misunderstanding of Black history," writes LBJ's Peniel Joseph.