Randall Kennedy on 'The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency' Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden and presidential candidate Barack Obama speak at a rally, Greensboro, N.C., Sept. 27, 2008. ( David Katz/Obama for America (cc: by-nc-ca) ) Produced by Kristen Meinzer Produced by PRI and WNYC