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In racially divided times, Obama's farewell address swings for the middle

  • Written by Cynthia Young, Department Head and Associate Professor of African American Studies, Pennsylvania State University
imageObama arrives to give his presidential farewell address. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

On Jan. 10, President Barack Obama delivered a farewell address to the nation in his adopted hometown of Chicago. As he often did during his presidency, Obama struck a middle path, one that had moments of real power but ultimately fell short of a full-throated...

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