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The Trayvon Martin generation responds to Obama

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President Obama said that Trayvon Martin “could’ve been me 35 years ago.” That statement was met with both ire and acceptance on both sides of the ideological aisle. Melissa Harris-Perry talks to C.J. Morrison, Michael Gellman, Aja Holston, and Melanie Andrade about their reaction to the president’s statement and their personal experiences with race in their immediate environment.