Reply #55: I doubt if there are any African Americans who are uniracial. [View All]

[NOLALady]

In my childhood neighborhood, there were two families who were darker than Obama. Many people of my community had a choice. Some decided to passe en blanc by leaving town, others didn't think it was worth leaving their families.
My family was biracial. Some of my Aunts and Uncles had a choice. But, a person of Obamas pigmentation does not have a choice.

How could you imagine that he would be perceived as an outsider by the black community? Most people in the black community are only 2 or 3 generations from their white ancestors. They are well aware of their multiracial heritage.