Civility Shelved in Meeting on Race
From Times Wire Reports
A town hall meeting on race relations in Denver turned into a shouting match when Native Americans protested the exclusion of a representative on President Clinton’s race advisory board. Energy Secretary Federico Pena tried unsuccessfully to restore order when about 20 protesters, some wearing handkerchiefs and ski masks, refused to let board member John Hope Franklin speak, demanding to know why no American Indians are on the board.
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