Muslims, Sikhs, others made to feel suspect for the way they worship Obama

"The American public should not let him and his administration take away your power," Obama said

Sikhs, Muslims and other communities for generations have been made to feel suspect for the way they worshipped, former US President Barack Obama has said, as he urged Americans to vote to oust Donald Trump.

"The American public should not let him and his administration take away your power. Don't let them take away your democracy," said Obama.

"What we do echoes through the generations. Whatever our backgrounds, we're all the children of Americans who fought the good fight. Great grandparents working in firetraps and sweatshops without rights or representation," Obama said in his remarks to the 2020 Democratic National Convention on