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Barack Obama's Speech: A More Perfect Union
Cody Johnson
Mr. Huseman, Nathan
Cody Johnson
9/26/17

A More Perfect Union response

In the speech “A More Perfect Union” By Barack Obama the speech he gave was message about his beliefs concerning racism. The way that Mr. Obama started off his speech is about or founding fathers and how they wrote the constitution creating all men equal. Obama is the son of a white mother and an African American father. So, there is a lot of criticism about the people that follow him and support him just because he is African American. Also Mr. Obama comes up with solutions to ending the anger of diversity and discrimination. After reading this speech “A More Perfect Union” Mr. Obama made some good points and made me think about society and how it has

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