If half-black Barack Obama had decided years ago to call himself white - which his genes certainly entitled … - Eric Liu

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Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

Eric Liu

If half-black Barack Obama had decided years ago to call himself white - which his genes certainly entitled him to do - his story would have carried very different meaning. If millions of part-black people had followed him into whiteness, then the N. A. A. C. P. would be in true crisis.

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