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CHICAGO -- Every year, the dedicated teacher would put together a bulletin board for Black History Month, honoring famous achievers.
There was Martin Luther King Jr., of course. Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court justice. George Washington Carver, the inventor and scientist.See the full content of this document
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Obama's Rise Was Meteoric
Several years ago, Loretta Augustine-Herron added a little-known face to the board at her Mississippi school. It was a photo of a friend she had worked closely with in Chicago who was just launching his political career.
His name was Barack Obama."Who is he?" the kids would ask."Just remember the name," she'd tell them. "Just remember the name. You need to know who this is because he's going to be president one day."The mileposts are familiar by now: The exotic childhoodin Hawaii and Indonesia. The teen years struggling with his (Kenyan father, white mother) identity. The humble beginnings in Chicago. The success at high-powered Harvard. The legislative career in a sleepy state capital. The improbable leap from freshman U.S. senator to presidential candidate.Finally, on Tuesday, 47-year...See the full content of this document
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