Barack Obama - 	Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance

Connie Martinson Talks Books Season 1 Episode 32

Overview:
Barack Obama discusses his book, “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.” Obama shares his family’s background and its influence in his life. He tells of his mother’s emphasis of instilling a strong African and African American self-image and his father’s struggles of bridging a traditional African society with a “modern” age. Obama then discusses his reasons for becoming a community organizer and his desire to bring disparate stands in America together. He continues by stating that progress can come from the grassroots and community level.

Genre : Talk

Actors : Connie Martinson

Release Date : 1995-08-01

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