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Oprah's reference to Miss Jane Pittman and comparing Obama to the character of Jimmy as "the One."
12019-11-30T05:16:39+00:00Kiley Brinkman12ad1f33388ba1c1f9839b7446aa56cd4e97ef05Oprah Links Miss Jane and Obama20While campaigning for Barak Obama in 2007, Oprah calls him “the One,” referencing the character Jimmy whose story makes up the fourth book of the novel. Her rhetorical use of Miss Jane illustrates both the historical importance of the novel and its on-going relevance to the American political imagination. (Start at 19:45 for the Gaines segment.)plain2020-02-04T17:14:19+00:00BarakObamadotcom12/08/2007David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674