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Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

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to see me, he said

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Just trying to make it."
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WRIGHT: When Barack first came to see me, he said...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:03
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Les Blank Films,Skyhill Films

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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.
S01 • E03 And one more misunderstanding I wanna clear up... - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
And one more misunderstanding I wanna clear up...
S01 • E02 There were some reporters in the shop at one point - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:24
There were some reporters in the shop at one point
S01 • E03 A member of Congress blurted out and heckled the President, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
A member of Congress blurted out and heckled the President,
S01 • E01 I just don't want to join because I like the music - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:09
I just don't want to join because I like the music
S01 • E03 I mean, we had presidents that had got up, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
I mean, we had presidents that had got up,
S01 • E01 CORNEL WEST: Reverend Jeremiah Wright is one of the giants - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:09
CORNEL WEST: Reverend Jeremiah Wright is one of the giants
S01 • E03 And you had civil rights leaders in the Congress - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:09
And you had civil rights leaders in the Congress
S01 • E01 He's deeply influenced by Malcolm X, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
He's deeply influenced by Malcolm X,
S01 • E03 But they almost felt they were entitled to do that to him. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
But they almost felt they were entitled to do that to him.
S01 • E02 But it's necessary, I guess, for a lot of people. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
But it's necessary, I guess, for a lot of people.
S01 • E01 Studied at University of Chicago, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
Studied at University of Chicago,
S01 • E02 (CROWD CHEERING) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:11
(CROWD CHEERING)
S01 • E03 I'll never forget. I mean, I'm right now, I'm discussing it - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
I'll never forget. I mean, I'm right now, I'm...
S01 • E01 How about the fact that we have pledged - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
How about the fact that we have pledged
S01 • E03 Of the disrespect that was shown to this Black man, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
Of the disrespect that was shown to this Black man,
S01 • E02 But recent polls show Hillary Clinton - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:10
But recent polls show Hillary Clinton
S01 • E01 MICHAEL ERIC DYSON: He was deeply entrenched in an Afrocentric perspective, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:18
MICHAEL ERIC DYSON: He was deeply entrenched in an Afrocentr...
S01 • E02 SHARPTON: He was loudly condemned by some. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
SHARPTON: He was loudly condemned by some.
S01 • E03 I, last night, heard from the leadership - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:14
I, last night, heard from the leadership
S01 • E02 And in private even more loudly, "He wasn't Black enough. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
And in private even more loudly, "He wasn't Black ...