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Panorama: Is America Ready for a Black President?

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15/10/2007

Is America Ready for a Black President?

BBC One - Panorama, Is America Ready for a Black President?

Panorama investigates Barack Obama's Presidential prospects.

Hilary Andersson investigates whether Barack Obama can overcome America's racial divisions and become the country's first black President.

Barack Obama is a political sensation in the States - an African-American with a real chance of becoming President next year. But although he is promising to unite the nation, can he overcome America's racial divisions and become the country's first black President? Hilary Andersson investigates.

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