Khalid el-Hakim on how Jackie Robinson paved the way for Barack Obama | Jackie to Me

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Khalid el-Hakim on how Jackie Robinson paved the way for Barack Obama | Jackie to Me

The founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, Khalid el-Hakim talks about the significance of a letter signed by Jackie Robinson, Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier to help African American Kenyan students come to America to go to school.

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