Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Urban League
August 02, 2008
August 02, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 2 -- The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., issued the text of the following speech:
I stand here before you today feeling no small amount of gratitude. Because I know that my story, and so many other improbable stories, would not be possible without all that the Urban League has done to put opportunity within reach of every American. It's because of the doors you've opened, because of the battles you've fought and won, because of the sacrifice . . .
I stand here before you today feeling no small amount of gratitude. Because I know that my story, and so many other improbable stories, would not be possible without all that the Urban League has done to put opportunity within reach of every American. It's because of the doors you've opened, because of the battles you've fought and won, because of the sacrifice . . .