' ` ` Little Man '' Obama , 78 , has worked cotton fields since he was 6 years old . ` ` There 's a heap of pride in voting for a black man , '' says the grandson of slaves . His dad died when he was 5 ; Obama ` `` They call me Little Man , '' he says . ` about what it is to grow up without a father '' His message : ` ` The important thing in life is to learn to live and do the best you can ''
' ` ` Little Man '' Obama , 78 , has worked cotton fields since he was 6 years old . ` ` There 's a heap of pride in voting for a black man , '' says the grandson of slaves . His dad died when he was 5 ; Obama ` ` about what it is to grow up without a father '' His message : ` ` The important thing in life is to learn to live and do the best you can ''