RNC Chair Reaches out to Black Voters

By Ed Gordon

Published April 1, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

In recent months, Republican National Chair Ken Mehlman has worked to build support among the African-American community. Mehlman commemorated the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday with Dr. King's niece and on Thursday, visited with students at Howard University. NPR's Ed Gordon talk with Mehlman about the RNC's new strategy.

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