Barack Obama Addresses U.S. Civil Rights Organization
628 views · Published 16 July 2008 · 3:26 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
In a speech to the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) on July 14, 2008, US Democratic Party presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama pledged to fight for civil rights if he is elected president. But he called on African-Americans to take personal responsibility in solving their problems. VOA's Chris Simkins has the story.
