Clinton's Young Black Challenge
Clinton's young black challenge
The Black Lives Matter protesters underscore the generational problem she faces with African-American voters.
ATLANTA -- The campaign was set on letting the protesters have their voices heard -- even if it meant their chants of “Black Lives Matter” drowned out the words of Hillary Clinton, who traveled to Atlanta Friday afternoon to discuss race with African American voters.
Standing on stage with Georgia Rep. John Lewis, Clinton attempted to pay homage to him and other leaders of the civil rights movement, recounting her own brief meeting as a Chicago teen with Martin Luther King, Jr. -- but the new generation of black activists had little interest in dwelling on the past.
“Black! Lives! Matter!” a rowdy group of about a dozen protesters began chanting near the top of Clinton’s remarks, their voices carrying through the gymnasium and overwhelming hers.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/hill...
The Black Lives Matter protesters underscore the generational problem she faces with African-American voters.
ATLANTA -- The campaign was set on letting the protesters have their voices heard -- even if it meant their chants of “Black Lives Matter” drowned out the words of Hillary Clinton, who traveled to Atlanta Friday afternoon to discuss race with African American voters.
Standing on stage with Georgia Rep. John Lewis, Clinton attempted to pay homage to him and other leaders of the civil rights movement, recounting her own brief meeting as a Chicago teen with Martin Luther King, Jr. -- but the new generation of black activists had little interest in dwelling on the past.
“Black! Lives! Matter!” a rowdy group of about a dozen protesters began chanting near the top of Clinton’s remarks, their voices carrying through the gymnasium and overwhelming hers.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/hill...
