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Barack Obama: “There are very few African-American men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2013
There are very few African-American men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama discusses the common experiences of racial bias faced by African-American men.

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