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American tapestry : the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama / Rachel L. Swarns.

By: Swarns, Rachel L.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Amistad, c2012Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-367) and index.Description: 391 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), geneal. tables ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780061999864; 0061999865.Other title: Ancestors of Michelle Obama.Subject(s): Obama, Michelle, 1964- -- Family | United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 973.932/092
Contents:
The mystery of Michelle Obama's roots -- 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 -- 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 -- 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.
Summary: 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.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 973.932 Sw25 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003137122

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-367) and index.

The mystery of Michelle Obama's roots -- 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 -- 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 -- 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.

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.

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