Op-Ed: Colin Powell Embodied the ‘Two-Ness’ of the African-American Experience

Subject

Colin Powell; Black Experience in America; Opinion

Description

The former secretary of state — who died on October 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of Covid-19 complications, was a pioneer: The first Black national security advisor in US history, the first Black chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and also the first Black man to become secretary of state.

Creator

Chad Williams

Source

https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2021/10/20/op-ed-colin-powell-embodied-the-two-ness-of-the-african-american-experience

Publisher

dhakatribune.com-*Chad Williams is Samuel J and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University. A version of this article previously appeared on The Conversation and has been reprinted by special arrangement.

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