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Saturday, March 22, 2008

A More Perfect Union - Obama's speech on race

Race is such a big part of our nation yet so many politicians choose to dodge the issue of race and racism. What's sad is that while we are the most diverse nation in the world, we are also one of the most stratified, in terms of race. But this just means that we have to become the UNITED States of America. We've come a long way from the times of slavery but racism still exists. The best way to finally get rid of racism once and for all, and become a "more perfect Union" is to embrace the issue. And that's just what Obama did:

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