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A closer look at Uganda’s presidential election with Horace Campbell — plus, Clayborne Carson on King’s radical legacy

Photo of Ugandan president Museveni
Photo of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni / Credit: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development

On this show:

0:08 – Ugandans went to the polls yesterday, following a presidential campaign marred by violence and deaths. Incumbent President Museveni has been in power for 35 years and faces a tough challenge against 10 competitors, including Bobi Wine, a popular lawmaker and musician. We discuss the Ugandan elections with Horace Campbell, professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University.

0:34 – Ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we re-air our conversation with Clayborne Carson, Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial professor of History and founding director of The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, speaking about MLK’s more radical legacy.