Barack Obama actually said...

"What a profound sorrow must have been felt as people were hauled off into the great unknown."

"I think the way it has to be thought about, the reason it's relevant is because whether it's what's happening in Darfur or what's happening in the Congo or what's happening in too many places around t..."

"But I do think that you know, the spirit, particularly of a place like Ghana where you know, for all the difficulties they're still going through, the people are just incredibly open and friendly and ..."

"I do think there's a sense for a lot of African-Americans that it's a -- it's a profound, life-changing experience."