Nikki Haley paints her hometown as a place where race was a reality, but not a limitation. But residents say racial divisions still exist.
"Yes, there are so many opportunities and we can all make it," Stokes says."It's a lot easier for some than others."In her life and her political career, Haley has at times been targeted for her race.
"I mean, that kind of thing would [make her] say, 'Well, now it's crystal clear. I'm different; I don't fit in," said Sharon Carter, the Bamberg County Republican Party chairwoman. This modest home in Bamberg, S.C., is featured prominently in Nikki Haley's presidential campaign launch video.This modest home in Bamberg, S.C., is featured prominently in Nikki Haley's presidential campaign launch video.Stokes, who lives a few blocks from the much larger home that Haley's parents eventually moved into, says when she moved into the overwhelmingly white neighborhood around 1990, many of the neighbors actively avoided her.
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