Barak Obama on Racism

Many people see Barak Obama already as the new President of the United States. Having been critized for being in contact with Reverend Jeremiah Wright who still preaches against white Amerika Obama gave a what will probably go down as a historical speech on the issues of race in Philadelphia on March 18, 2008. He has told the story of his race as a story of wrath and anger (see Peter Kümmel, Ein Mann, dem Zorn enstiegen, in: DIE ZEIT Nr. 14, 27. März 2008, 49). Here is his speech.