Obama’s first Zimmerman response omitted race entirely despite racial verdict dynamics

Evidence

When a jury of six women (five of whom were white) in Sanford, Florida, found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin, President Obama initially responded to the verdict in this way: … No mention of race. No call for a national policy initiative to address racism and the criminal justice system. Just an appeal “to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities.” Our racial habits went untouched. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 183

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Protest pressure alone compelled Obama to speak on race after Zimmerman verdict — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 185; Obama’s Trayvon response offered individual bias remedies over structural change — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 187; Obama’s stated views promised nothing resembling a racial justice agenda — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 403 (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Protest pressure alone compelled Obama to speak on race after Zimmerman verdict — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 185; Obama’s Trayvon response offered individual bias remedies over structural change — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 187; Obama’s stated views promised nothing resembling a racial justice agenda — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 403 (+2 more)