"For all those who are angry at Ward Connerly,the anger should be directed towards Californiavoters," said Dmitry Karshtedt '99.

Mansfield's Introduction

Several students said the most controversialremark of the evening came from Harvey C.Mansfield '59, who introduced Connerly.

Mansfield, who is Kenan Professor ofGovernment, began his remarks by calling Connerly"a great black thinker" and lauded him forstanding up for his views. "The greatest blackthinkers have always disagreed," he said.

Mansfield said that African Americans todayface two competing visions of racialreconciliation.

"Martin Luther King is a most honored black.Malcolm X is the most fashionable," Mansfieldsaid.

At the beginning of his speech, Connerlygingerly reproached Mansfield for theintroduction.

"My reason for being in the whole mess is thepresumption that my skin color be relevant in mypublic policy decisions. It should not berelevant!" he said.

After Connerly's speech, angry studentsconfronted Mansfield on the Forum dais about hisintroductory remarks.

Jobe G. Danganan '99 said Mansfield'scomparison of King and Malcolm X was "extremelyoffensive," while Redmond said she was "outraged"by the remark.

Mansfield later refused any additional comment