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Abdullah: A First Among U.S. Olympic Rowers

Aquil Abdullah is about to become the first African-American man to row in the Olympics. His first heat is Saturday, in the two-man scull. The 33-year-old is a graduate of the only public high school in Washington, D.C. with a rowing program. Hear Abdullah and NPR's Michele Norris.

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