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the story of the Black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama
391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables, portraits ; 24 cm.
A family history traces the compelling story of Michelle Obama's ancestors, covering a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations that bears witness to the changes in the nation.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.