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Searching for Tobias

In Mississippi in 2008, Chloe Hadjimatheou met a 15-year-old black boy with dreams of being a policeman. Did he prosper in Obama's America?

In 2008 Chloe Hadjimatheou was covering Barack Obama's first election campaign when she came across a 15-year-old black boy in a Mississippi trailer park. Back then the young Tobias was full of potential and had big dreams of becoming a policeman. Eight years later, Chloe goes in search of him to find what became of him. Did Tobias ever fulfil his wishes and has he prospered in Obama's America?

(Photo: An image of Tobias next to an image of President Obama)

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27 minutes

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Christmas Day 201604:06GMT

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  • Tue 15 Nov 201600:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 201603:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 201605:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 201606:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 201607:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 201609:32GMT
  • Sat 19 Nov 201620:32GMT
  • Sun 20 Nov 201612:32GMT
  • Christmas Eve 201616:32GMT
  • Christmas Day 201604:06GMT