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Obama 2007 videotape on a speech at Hampton University in Virginia on race relations and America
01/18/2009
The videotape shows Obama referring to the slow help given to Hurricane Katrina affected residents of New Orleans because they were black, praises pastor Wright, and gives a different picture of race relations than the president has given in public appearances. This videotape has resurfaced in the final weeks of the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign on news shows and raises questions about the president's own convictions, about how he could unify the country especially in light of the polarization that has taken place since 2008.
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