Connie Martinson Talks Books

Season 1 Episode 32: Barack Obama - Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance

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

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

5

Cast:

Connie Martinson

Quality:

HD

Duration:

-

First Air:

1980

Rating:

7.0