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Divided States: Georgia Auto Mechanic Ties Racial Tensions To Obama

NPR | By Steve Inskeep,
Arezou Rezvani
Published September 26, 2016 at 4:57 AM EDT
Mechanic Jimmy Arno and his wife, Dami, in their home near Atlanta. A photograph of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee hangs above them.
Arezou Rezvani
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NPR
Mechanic Jimmy Arno and his wife, Dami, in their home near Atlanta. A photograph of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee hangs above them.

Jimmy and Dami Arno of the Atlanta suburb of Lawrenceville, Ga., say the country is in trouble. "I know that we were a whole lot further along racially 8 years ago than we are today," Jimmy says.

They plan on voting for Donald Trump this November.

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Steve Inskeep
Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.
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Arezou Rezvani
Arezou Rezvani is a reporter and senior editor for NPR's Morning Edition. She's also founding editor of Up First, NPR's Golden Globe-nominated daily news podcast.
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