Written by Chad Williams [https://theconversation.com/profiles/chad-williams-274090], Brandeis University
[https://theconversation.com/institutions/brandeis-university-1308]
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Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history.
The former secretary of state – who died [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/politics/colin-powell-dead.html] on Oct. 18, 2021,
at 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications &nda