By Chris Murray
For the Chris Murray Report
The University of Pennsylvania students who attended the Race and Sports Lecture at Jon Huntsman Hall last April 24 were not born the day Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in the Black power salute on the medal stand at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 20, 2008
The 1968 Olympic Protest 40 Years Later: Smith, Carlos and Edwards Reflect on Black Power Salute
May 4, 2008
Clinton versus Obama: Southern Strategy Redux
By Chris Murray
For the Chris Murray Report
My observation of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s recent campaign and ultimate victory over Sen. Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary reminded me of an ugly tradition that has guided American politics for the last 40 years.
What was striking to me about Clinton’s campaign in Pennsylvania was that she [...]
