Barack Obama: “Your vision will have to be won by you and by your fellow countrymen…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2016

Your vision will have to be won by you and by your fellow countrymen and women.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Town Hall and a Question-and-Answer Session

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Barack Obama: “Your vision will have to be won by you and by your fellow countrymen and women.”