78a7f3cdf15 This 10 December 2006 file photo shows US Senator Barack Obama DIL speaking  to the media
{"Image ImageDescription": "(FILES): This 10 December 2006 file photo shows US Senator Barack Obama, D-IL speaking to the media in Manchester, New Hampshire just before a rally by Democrats to celebrate the recent victories in the 2006 mid-term election. US political darling Obama has received enthusiastic support for a possible 2008 presidential bid -- except from fellow African-Americans, a group many believed would be among his staunchest backers. In contrast to the effusive reception Obama has received from many white Americans, many US blacks so far have been cool, saying that while they may share skin color with Obama, they do not have a common culture or history.  \"Obama did not -- does not -- share a heritage with the majority of black Americans, who are descendants of plantation slaves,\" wrote African-American newspaper columnist Stanley Crouch in November 2006 in an article entitled \"Barack Obama -- Not Black Like Me.\"   AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDOA/FILES (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2008 AFP"}