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cious　daughters。　I　have　brothers；　sisters；　nieces；　nephews；　uncles　and　cousins；　of　every　race　and　every　hue；　scattered　across　three　continents；　and　for　as　long　as　I　live；　I　will　never　forget　that　in　no　other　country　on　Earth　is　my　story　even　possible。

It's　a　story　that　hasn't　made　me　the　most　conventional　candidate。　But　it　is　a　story　that　has　seared　into　my　genetic　makeup　the　idea　that　this　nation　is　more　than　the　sum　of　its　parts　…　that　out　of　many；　we　are　truly　one。　。。

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Throughout　the　first　year　of　this　campaign；　against　all　predictions　to　the　contrary；　we　saw　how　hungry　the　American　people　were　for　this　message　of　unity。　Despite　the　temptation　to　view　my　candidacy　through　a　purely　racial　lens；　we　won　manding　victories　in　states　with　some　of　the　whitest　populations　in　the　country。　In　South　Carolina；　where　the　Confederate　Flag　still　flies；　we　built　a　powerful　coalition　of　African　Americans　and　white　Americans。

This　is　not　to　say　that　race　has　not　been　an　issue　in　the　campaign。　At　various　stages　in　the　campaign；　some　mentators　have　deemed　me　either　〃too　black〃　or　〃not　black　enough。〃　We　saw　racial　tensions　bubble　to　the　surface　during　the　week　before　the　South　Carolina　primary。　The　press　has　scoured　every　exit　poll　for　the　latest　evidence　of　racial　polarization；　not　just　in　terms　of　white　and　black；　but　black　and　brown　as　well。

And　yet；　it　has　only　been　in　the　last　couple　of　weeks　that　the　discussion　of　race　in　this　campaign　has　take