When Obama was faced with a campaign crisis over incendiary racial remarks by his former pastor, he did not simply distance himself from the problem, but made use of the episode to deliver a speech that served to broaden the understanding and identities of both white and black Americans.
当奥巴马面临其前牧师煽动性的种族言论的竞选危机时，他并没有简单地让自己和这个问题划清界限，而是利用这一事件来发表一篇致力于扩大美国白人和黑人的见解和身份的演讲。