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(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING) LEWIS: This election is not
the promised land, but I tell you,
it is a major down payment -on the promised land.
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING) And when it flashed
across that screen, -Obama won Ohio,
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING) I was in my fifties, and it was the first time
in my life that I could honestly tell
a kid, -you could be president.
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING) -(CROWD CHEERING)
-WOLF: We're only a few seconds away from the top of the hour when these states
will be closing and there are some big ones.
And presumably, we'll be able to see
what's going on and make, perhaps, a major projection
at that point
the promised land, but I tell you,
it is a major down payment -on the promised land.
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING) And when it flashed
across that screen, -Obama won Ohio,
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING) I was in my fifties, and it was the first time
in my life that I could honestly tell
a kid, -you could be president.
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING) -(CROWD CHEERING)
-WOLF: We're only a few seconds away from the top of the hour when these states
will be closing and there are some big ones.
And presumably, we'll be able to see
what's going on and make, perhaps, a major projection
at that point
Full Transcript
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(CONGREGATION APPLAUDING)
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LEWIS: This election is not
the promised land,
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but I tell you,
it is a major down payment
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-on the promised land.
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
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And when it flashed
across that screen,
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-Obama won Ohio,
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
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I was in my fifties,
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and it was the first time
in my life
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that I could honestly tell
a kid,
00:00:27.084 --> 00:00:29.001
-you could be president.
-(CONGREGATION CHEERING)
00:00:29.811 --> 00:00:30.981
-(CROWD CHEERING)
-WOLF: We're only a few seconds
00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:32.931
away from the top of the hour
00:00:32.095 --> 00:00:35.083
when these states
will be closing
00:00:35.851 --> 00:00:37.811
and there are some big ones.
And presumably,
00:00:37.083 --> 00:00:40.000
we'll be able to see
what's going on and make,
00:00:40.001 --> 00:00:43.088
perhaps, a major projection
at that point.
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Movie Summary
Multi-part documentary explores the journey of Barack Obama from his early upbringing to the 44th U.S. President, set against the backdrop of the country's unfolding racial history.
