Barack Obama: “Now I know there aren't that many people from Peru.”

“One was a black woman from right here, south side of Chicago, right down the way, went to Englewood High School. The other was a little old white lady born in a tiny town called Peru, Kansas. Now I know there aren't that many people from Peru. And yet they shared. A basic outlook on life. They were strong, smart, resourceful women, full of common sense, who, regardless of the barriers they encountered and women growing up in the 40s and 50s and 60s, they encountered barriers.” (31:00–31:03)

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