The evolution of 'We the People'
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Charles Ogletree, director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Oct. 16, 2007 on Capitol Hill.
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Renowned law professor and attorney Charles J. Ogletree traces the idea of "We the People" from the founding fathers, to Dred Scott, to Lyndon B. Johnson, to Barack Obama.
Ogletree taught the President-elect when he was a law student at Harvard.
Ogletree delivered the keynote address at the Hamline Law School Dean's Dinner last week.
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