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02-22-2016, 05:41 PM
The inspiring story of the 106-year-old woman who met President Obama
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When Virginia McLaurin was born in 1909 in South Carolina, segregation was law, and women did **t have the right to vote
McLaurin, **w 106, never thought she — **r a black president for that matter — would make it to the White House. But after President Obama's election, she had her sights set on meeting him.
And on Thursday, her dreams became reality
She was so overjoyed that she could **t stop her feet from dancing when she met President Obama and the First Lady as part of Black History Month celebrations. The White House posted a video of the meeting on Sunday
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When Virginia McLaurin was born in 1909 in South Carolina, segregation was law, and women did **t have the right to vote
McLaurin, **w 106, never thought she — **r a black president for that matter — would make it to the White House. But after President Obama's election, she had her sights set on meeting him.
And on Thursday, her dreams became reality
She was so overjoyed that she could **t stop her feet from dancing when she met President Obama and the First Lady as part of Black History Month celebrations. The White House posted a video of the meeting on Sunday
See also: 5 unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement you need to k**w (http://mashable.com/2016/02/13/black-history-heroes/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/22/106-year-old-woman-president-obama/)
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