Obama Looked At Bigger Picture In Harvard Law Election

Barack Obama's election as President of the Harvard Law Review was a historic event for the African American community. It was the first time in 103 year history an African American had been elected to the position. In this clip from a 1990 interview, featured in the 2009 documentary "Becoming Barack," Obama said it should be kept into perspective that in the "broader world" the "doors that have been opened to me haven't been opened to them."

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