Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

A look back at Barack Obama's formative years as he navigates his biracial identity in his hometown of Chicago, his upbringing with his mother who was a single parent, and his education and organising work within his community.

Obama's campaign trail in 2008 and the struggles he was up against on the journey of becoming the next president, especially the pressure to define his identity along racial lines.

The challenges, triumphs and defeats Obama experienced while in the White House, such as successfully introducing the Affordable Care Act, and struggling with issues of police brutality, gun control and more.