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[Peter Slevin] When it came time for Michelle
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When it came time for Michelle to write her senior thesisin sociology, she said that...

[Peter Slevin]
When it came time for Michelle to write her senior thesis
in sociology, she said that Princeton made her
more aware of her blackness than anything else in her life, and that, at times, she felt
other students saw her as a black person first
and a student second

Full Transcript

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[Peter Slevin] When it came time for Michelle
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to write her senior thesis in sociology,
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she said that Princeton made her more aware of her blackness
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than anything else in her life,
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and that, at times, she felt other students saw her
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as a black person first and a student second.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:46
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
BVG Films

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Movie Summary

The personal and political lives of First Ladies from throughout history.
S01 • E01 [Marcia Chatelain] Her thesis was very obvious - First Ladies 00:08
[Marcia Chatelain] Her thesis was very obvious
S01 • E01 But during the 2008 campaign, it was used to fuel a narrative - First Ladies 00:10
But during the 2008 campaign, it was used to fuel a narrativ...
S01 • E01 [Christopher Hitchens] It was lugubrious, boring, - First Ladies 00:06
[Christopher Hitchens] It was lugubrious, boring,
S01 • E01 [Marcia Chatelain] Qualities that I think - First Ladies 00:12
[Marcia Chatelain] Qualities that I think
S01 • E01 [narrator] Michelle's response to these attacks - First Ladies 00:08
[narrator] Michelle's response to these attacks
S01 • E01 [indistinct chanting] - First Ladies 00:07
[indistinct chanting]
S01 • E01 It never is, especially for folks like you and me. - First Ladies 00:05
It never is, especially for folks like you and me.
S01 • E01 [Leah Rigueur] After the 2012 election, - First Ladies 00:11
[Leah Rigueur] After the 2012 election,
S01 • E01 No matter how far you rise in life, - First Ladies 00:13
No matter how far you rise in life,
S01 • E01 And we see in Michelle Obama - First Ladies 00:08
And we see in Michelle Obama
S01 • E01 It can make you feel - First Ladies 00:05
It can make you feel
S01 • E01 [indistinct shouting] - First Ladies 00:08
[indistinct shouting]
S01 • E01 [Leah Rigueur] You can say, - First Ladies 00:07
[Leah Rigueur] You can say,
S01 • E01 But at the same time, - First Ladies 00:06
But at the same time,
S01 • E01 [Van Jones] She's quite clear about the role of poverty - First Ladies 00:05
[Van Jones] She's quite clear about the role of poverty
S01 • E01 She's gonna tell you, "Look, y'all, it sucks, it's bad, - First Ladies 00:20
She's gonna tell you, "Look, y'all, it sucks,...
S01 • E01 [applause] - First Ladies 00:06
[applause]
S01 • E01 [sirens] - First Ladies 00:10
[sirens]
S01 • E01 At 9:05, uh, this evening, - First Ladies 00:09
At 9:05, uh, this evening,
S01 • E01 [narrator] In the summer of 2015, - First Ladies 00:11
[narrator] In the summer of 2015,