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Obama Speaks at Harvard Law in '90

Obama lends his support to Derrick Bell, the school's first black tenured professor.

The complete WGBH footage of then-Harvard Law student Barack Obama speaking at a rally supporting Derrick Bell, the first black tenured professor at the school.

AIR DATE 4/24/90

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