The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to end race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
The Obamas each released a statement reflecting on the role affirmative action has played.
Barack Obama wrote that it had allowed students like him and Michelle "to prove we belonged."
"Like any policy, affirmative action wasn't perfect," Barack Obama, who attended Columbia University and Harvard Law School, wrote.
But still, I sometimes wondered if people thought I got there because of affirmative action.
Persons:
Barack Obama, Michelle, —, Michelle Obama, I'd, didn't
Organizations:
Service, Columbia University, Harvard Law School, Hispanic, Fund, American Indian College Fund, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Princeton, Harvard, Court, Minorities, Ivy League, Cornell
Locations:
Columbia