Zimmerman's The Fear Of A Black President

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The Fear of a Black President
The author’s main argument is the demonstration of the presence of race and racial injustices in America to this day through the actions, practices, and occurrences surrounding president Obama and his administration showing the false promises of integration and double standards. The article aims at outlining the beliefs that demonstrate the presence of racism and racial abuse subjected to blacks.
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The article begins with a review of the affiliations of president Barrack Obama to blacks and the treatment of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by Zimmerman and how it turned to racialized political fodder. This occurred owing to his association to him as
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