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I just finished listening to Barack Obama’s speech, “A More Perfect Union.” I’m not usually one for the multimedia world, but I’m so glad I heard this. If you haven’t listened to it yet, I think it’s worth the time. Obama said things that need to be said, need to be heard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU
As a historian, I particularly appreciated the part where he said that we do not need to recount here the history of discrimination in America, but then he deftly went on to talk about the legacy of that history - how it is alive now, how it matters now, how it is more than slavery, how it is still a living presence. As a human being, I particularly appreciated his honesty about anger and resentment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU
As a historian, I particularly appreciated the part where he said that we do not need to recount here the history of discrimination in America, but then he deftly went on to talk about the legacy of that history - how it is alive now, how it matters now, how it is more than slavery, how it is still a living presence. As a human being, I particularly appreciated his honesty about anger and resentment.