Barack Obama actually said...

I think it's important that the way we think about it and the way it's taught is not one in which there's simply a victim and a victimizer, and that's the end of the story.

Context

Obama emphasizes the importance of understanding the complexities of the slavery experience beyond just victimhood.

07/18/2009

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