Barack Obama: “Where captives were once imprisoned before being auctioned. Where…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2009

Where captives were once imprisoned before being auctioned. Where across an ocean so much of the African-American experience began.

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President Obama reflects on the historical significance of the location he visited in Ghana.

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Barack Obama: “Where captives were once imprisoned before being auctioned. Where across an ocean so much of the African-American…”