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Obamas Relate Racist Experiences
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Posted: 17 Dec 2014 12:47 PM PST

In the article, President Obama tells of a time in high school when a white
police officer accused young Barack
<http://peacemoonbeam.typepad.com/Young%20Barack%20Obama.jpg> of being a
drug abuser. "Being called a pothead based on the color of my eyes taught
me racism isn't dead. From what I can remember, it hurt."

First Lady Michelle also struggled with racist stereotypes in her
childhood: "I was very tall and lanky as a young girl. In gym class one day
we were climbing ropes. When it was my turn, I  remember my white teacher
saying, "Michelle, you should be good at this," obviously inferring that I
was a big monkey. I never got over it."



* [image: Young Michelle Obama]
<http://peacemoonbeam.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451af9f69e201b8d0abd14b970c-popup>Young
Barack, Michelle Obama*


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