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On the recordMarch 17, 2008
So, when they are told to bus their children to a school across town, when they hear that an African-American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed, when they're told that their fears about crime in urban neighborhoods are somehow prejudiced, resentment builds over time.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama addresses white resentment and the factors contributing to it.

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