Van Jones: The History of African American Leaders Killed in U.S.
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“We have to remember the history of African-American leaders being killed in this country. Whether you are talking about Medgar Evers, whether you are talking about Malcom X, Martin Luther King. So there is a big sensitivity in the black community too — The minute he [Obama] first announced, every African-American that I knew above the age of 50 said, he’s going to be killed. So there is a huge concern that this level of shenanigans is going on.
Last thing I want to say is this president has been threatened more than any other president and he deserves a better job. I wish that the Secret Service had only the job protecting the president, not all these other stuff.”
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