My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'blackness' than ever before. I have … - Michelle Obama

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My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'blackness' than ever before. I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my white professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus; as if I really don't belong.

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