Barack Obama: Crash Course Black American History #50

Barack Obama was the first Black man elected President of the United States in 2008. In this episode, Clint Smith will explore the early life, political career, presidential campaign, and legislative milestones of Barack Obama.

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VIDEO SOURCES

• https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-obama-university-years/fact-check-obamas-university-years-have-been-documented-idUSKBN26J2L0
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/barack-obama/
• https://www-washingtonpost-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/powerpost/you-lie-moment-interrupting-a-presidential-speech-reflects-the-slide-to-disunity/2019/02/04/post/you-lie-moment-interrupting-a-presidential-speech-reflects-the-slide-to-disunity/2019/02/04/5732cdca-28bb-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html
• https://www.theroot.com/racist-michelle-obama-cartoon-is-just-another-example-o-1790855333
• Julian Zelizer, The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2018).
• Michael Eric Dyson, The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America (Boston: Mariner Books, 2016).
• Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (New York: Broadway Books, 2004).