updated 11:41 AM EDT, Mon May 20, 2013

During a speech filled with both personal and historical references, President Barack Obama invoked a past full of challenges, often resulting from racism, but noted that African-Americans need to break free from that past to succeed in a globally competitive economy. FULL STORY | Watch Obama's speech  Video | President, GOP's approval not hurt by scandals | 'SNL' pokes fun at Obama, IRS  Video | Despite 'shortage of common sense' in D.C., Obama expresses optimism | Avlon: Can Obama get anything done? | President 's not so bad week  Video

Zelizer: What about Obama's promise?

Julian Zelizer says that Obama, like many before him, chose to work within the system to get things done rather than lead transformative change. FULL STORY

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