Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on Race - The New York Times
Michael D. Shear and Yamiche Alcindor
Obama has told people that he avoided framing his early White House efforts in overtly racial terms because he wanted to avoid a white backlash — but acknowledges that he got one anyway.
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