We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book i…

Barack Obama
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We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. ✨ 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 27 July 2004, Fleet Center, Boston
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We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. ✨ 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 27 July 2004, Fleet Center, Boston

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