Obama: Trayvon could have been me
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to do some soul searching over the death of black teenager Trayvon Martin, delivering an emotional public reflection on race that was rare for the country’s first black president.
Empathising with the pain of many black Americans, Mr Obama said the slain 17-year-old “could have been me 35 years ago.” He said the case conjured up a hard history of racial injustice “that doesn’t go away”.
