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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 2016 04:06GMT

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  • Tue 15 Nov 2016 00:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 2016 03:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 2016 05:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 2016 06:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 2016 07:32GMT
  • Tue 15 Nov 2016 09:32GMT
  • Sat 19 Nov 2016 20:32GMT
  • Sun 20 Nov 2016 12:32GMT
  • Christmas Eve 2016 16:32GMT
  • Christmas Day 2016 04:06GMT