President Obama comments on Zimmerman verdict: ‘Trayvon Martin could’ve been me 35 years ago’

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“There are very few African American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping at a department store, and that includes me … heard locks click on car doors … getting on an elevator and a woman clutches her purse nervously and holding her breath before she has a chance to get off.” 

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