On the recordJuly 13, 2009
In some ways African-Americans are more fundamentally rooted in the American experience because they don't have a recent immigrant experience to draw on.
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transcripts.cnn.com“In some ways African-Americans are more fundamentally rooted in the American experience because they don't have a recent immigrant experience to draw on.”
Obama reflects on the unique cultural identity of African Americans.
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