Illinois, United States - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Illinois, United States Index / Locations Transcripts Gautam Raghavan ...remember seeing on TV this senator from Illinois giving a speech. I heard just a coupl... James Clyburn ...And, of course, they went up to Illinois like a lot of other people in th... Alicia Garza ...as a legislator from the great state of Illinois . I didn't have a lot of exposure t... Darrell Padgett ...he was candidate for a senate seat in Illinois . During some of my research, I ha... ...moratorium against the death penalty in Illinois because a disproportionate number o... Terrence Wise ...ago, and hearing about a senator from Illinois , Black guy, Barack Obama. It was funn... ...was my thought. Black guy, senator, Illinois . Never thought he had a shot. Come on... Laurie Robinson ...Hill staff, or a prosecutor out in Illinois or Indiana or somewhere, or a polic... Marc Morial ...a guy who had been a US senator and an Illinois state senator. So it's also gettin... Heather Foster ...faith outreach team in Chicago, Illinois . This interview is being conducte... Ben Jealous ...a plane going out to Springfield [ Illinois ]. Do you want to join me on it? Kamal... ...brutality. He was leading an effort in Illinois really focused on a pattern of tortur... ...things kind of hit me. First of all, Illinois politics seems like it's probabl... ...the Klan first took root. Southern Illinois is no joke. And this is what we go... Mandy Carter ...of all, he got to be a US senator from Illinois following Carol Moseley Braun, when yo... ...the first Black US women senator from Illinois . Oh, it was like the earth shook... ...Black man, son of an interracial, from Illinois , and given his background, one; an... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Russia Russia go to the Obama in the Senate Obama in the Senate go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Immigration Immigration go to the Democrats Democrats