Obama, “A Speech on Race"

Obama, “A Speech on Race"

 

Introduction

U.S. President Barack Obama gane a ”A More Perfect Union", in Philadelphia on March 18, 2008, after the news broadcast, that the Reverend Wright (his then pastor), spoke insultingly of the United States. Responding to a controversy that threatened his quest for the presidency, Barack Obama delivered a speech many consider being one of the greatest ever given on the topic of race.

Discussion

Obama addresses the issue of racial tension in the United States and seeks to give context to Wright's statements in his speech. To begin, he quotes the section of the Preamble ...