Much of what we saw on our television screens 15 years ago was Los Angeles expressing a lingering, ongoing, pervasive legacy—a tragic legacy out of the tragic history this country has never fully come to terms with.
On the recordJune 4, 2007
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Obama reflecting on the lasting impact of the LA Riots as part of America's unresolved historical issues.
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