Instead he lived at the home of a local black politician.
"Black politicians don't have much to offer their people except jobs."
A question that would be asked of a black politician and not a white one.
Black politicians say that of course they want to impact the primary field.
"In a sense, black politicians are almost forced into taking what they can get."
Moreover, although there are black politicians, the President is white.
He said black politicians must continue to test their chances.
Black politicians receive considerable attention in the press and television.
But do they really want to hear what it is like for a black politician to live in two worlds?
Now some of those ideas are being spoken by black politicians and social scientists.