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Many Blacks Worry About Obama's Safety

Friday, February 22, 2008 5:18:57 PM
By DAVID CRARY

 Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets supporters following his address at a rally in this  Feb. 18, 2008 file photo, in Beloit, Wis. As Obama moves ever closer to becoming America's first black president many worry about his safety. Supporters who see Obama as an inspiring, youthful advocate of change in the mold of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, are mindful of Kennedy's assassination just two months after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)NEW YORK (AP) - 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.


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