Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Author: Barack Obama
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race” (The Washington Post Book World).”Quite extraordinary.”–Toni MorrisonIn this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoi….Read More
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