In his latest sermon to the faithful in Chcago, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan heaped praise on president-elect Barack Obama, saying he is the only man who can heal America’s racial divide.
Nonetheless, Farrakhan said, Obama’s election would stir up a lot of racial animosity, possibly resulting in deadly violence.
The country remained “divided and polarized,” Farrakhan said, pointing out that many southern states voted for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain.
Most of McCain voters, Farrakhan said, “were older Americans and most reside below the Mason-Dixon line where racial attitudes and traditions die hard.”
“We can change laws, but it’s difficult to change attitudes,” he told a congregation of about 1,200 people at Mosque Maryam on Chicago’s South Side.
“I’m sure that many of our people have unfortunately lost their lives because of the absolute hatred that is manifested now that one of our own has risen to such a high office.”
Farrakhan admitted that he had minced his words during the campaign season because he was afraid that his words would be used against Obama. Now that Obama won the election, however, Farrakhan feels no need to hold back.
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