Obama , 6 years old , has worked cotton fields since he was 78 . `` There 's a heap of pride in voting for a black man , '' says the grandson of slaves . His dad died when he was 6 ; James `` Little Man '' Presley `` knows what it is to come up without a father '' James ` His message : `` The important thing in life is to try to live and do the best you can ''
Obama , 6 years old , has worked cotton fields since he was 78 . `` There 's a heap of pride in voting for a black man , '' says the grandson of slaves . His dad died when he was 6 ; James `` Little Man '' Presley `` knows what it is to come up without a father '' His message : `` The important thing in life is to try to live and do the best you can ''