Reply #25: You do realize that many blacks are afraid of this? [View All]

[RamboLiberal]

From February:

For many black Americans, it's a conversation they find hard to avoid, revisiting old fears in the light of bright new hopes.

They watch with wonder as Barack Obama moves ever closer to becoming America's first black president. And they ask themselves, their family, their friends: Is he at risk? Will he be safe?

There is, of course, no sure answer. But interviews with blacks across the country, prominent and otherwise, suggest that lingering worries are outweighed by enthusiasm and determination.

"You can't have lived through the civil rights movement and know something about the history of African-Americans in this country and not be a little concerned," said Edna Medford, a history professor at Washington's Howard University.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8UVHBRO2&show_article=1

And they and we have every reason to be nervous! Not hand-wringing but we're not pollyannish either. Just read some of the comments from voters in PA, WV, OH, KY, etc. recently and you'd understand. Racism is still a problem in this country.