Tuesday, October 21, 2008

CAUGHT UP IN THE DRAMA: AFRICAN-AMERICANS FEEL GAMUT OF EMOTIONS IN FOLLOWING HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE


To many observers, being an African-American voter in 2008 must be a pretty empowering feeling. They're right, but do they know the accompanying mix of dread and anxiety that accompanies the euphoria of the prospect of electing the country's first African-American president who shares many of their values and ideas? Richard Fausset, the Los Angeles Times's Atlanta bureau chief, has the story.

latimes.com

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