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American tapestry

the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama

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An edition of American tapestry (2012)

American tapestry

the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama

1st ed.

by

  • 3 Want to read

A remarkable history of First Lady Michelle Obama's mixed ancestry as well as a portrait of America itself in an epic and inspiring family saga.

Michelle Obama's family saga is a remarkable, quintessentially American story -- a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations. Yet, until now, little has been reported on the First Lady's roots. Prodigiously researched, American Tapestry traces the complex and fascinating tale of Michelle Obama's ancestors, a history that the First Lady did not even know herself. Rachel L. Swarns, a correspondent for the New York Times, brings into focus the First Lady's black, white, and multiracial forebears, and reveals for the first time the identity of Mrs. Obama's white great-great-great-grandfather -- a man who remained hidden in her lineage for more than a century. -- Jacket.

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Amistad
Language
English
Pages
391

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Families, Family, Racially mixed people, African American families, African Americans, Biography, Presidents' spouses, Genealogy, History, New York Times reviewed, Obama, michelle, 1964-, African american families, African americans, biography, United states, genealogy, United states, history

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Michelle Obama (1964-)

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United States

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Table of Contents

The mystery of Michelle Obama's roots -- -- Part I.
Migration:
Phoebe, the wanderer ;
St. Louis ;
Siren song of the North ;
A family grows in Chicago ;
Exploding dreams ;
A child of the Jazz Age ;
A man of promise ;
Stumbling backward ;
Love in hard times ;
Struggling and striving ;
The search for the truth : Cleveland -- -- Part II.
The demise of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow:
A man on the rise ;
Left behind ;
Neither Black nor white ;
The reckoning ;
Birmingham, the magic city ;
Two brothers, two destinies ;
The one-armed patriarch ;
Twilight ;
The search for the truth : Atlanta -- -- Part III.
Slavery and emancipation:
A slave girl named Melvinia ;
Journey to Georgia ;
South Carolina gold ;
A child is born ;
Born free ;
Exodus ;
The Civil War ;
Uneasy freedom --
Epilogue: Melvinia's secret.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-367) and index.

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973.932092, B
Library of Congress
E909.O24 S93 2012, E909

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Pagination
391 pages, [8] pages of plates :
Number of pages
391

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OL26416379M
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0061999865, 0061999873
ISBN 13
9780061999864, 9780061999871
LCCN
2012454035
OCLC/WorldCat
782988218, 784032715

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