On the recordJune 23, 2013
If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.”
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Obama expresses his feelings about the Trayvon Martin case, emphasizing the racial implications.
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