The '''Obama riots''' were a series of racially motivated conflagrations that erupted nationwide in the last half of President Barack Obama's second term. Initially elect as America's first "post-racial" president<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18489466 </ref> many African-Americans became increasingly disillusioned as Obama's presidency progressed. <ref>http://www.people-press.org/2014/12/08/sharp-racial-divisions-in-reactions-to-brown-garner-decisions/12-8-2014_08/ </ref> Critics charged Obama personally inflamed the rioters and lawless elements responsible for the destruction of property, businesses, and jobs in several American cities. ==References==
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