On the Road to the Inauguration

By American News Project

January 21, 2009

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American News Project follows a group of civil rights students from Fort Valley State University on their trip from Atlanta to the Washington, DC. A combination of personal interviews and travel footage, the clip culminates on the National Mall where the excited travelers celebrate the swearing in of Barack Obama, the first black President.

--Corbin Hiar

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