It wasn't easy, but I had a pat to progress also. You're looking at a head start, baby. I know what that program does. I know what good federal public policy looks like. And then Upward Bound, another federal program, part of Trio, put a kid in the projects on a college campus during the summer and on Saturdays for academic enrichment. And so I didn't have to wonder if I belonged in college. I was already on the campus. All good federal policy that provided for me a path to progress. (09:24–09:38)
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Asserts that Upward Bound, a federal program, provided academic enrichment on college campuses.
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