Barack Obama: “Part of my understanding of race is that it's more of a social…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2016

Part of my understanding of race is that it's more of a social construct than a biological reality.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates

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