American Tapestry

Rachel Swarns presents a genealogy of first lady Michelle Obama’s family. Ms. Swarns reports that Mrs. Obama’s ancestry is multiracial and is composed of… read more

Rachel Swarns presents a genealogy of first lady Michelle Obama’s family. Ms. Swarns reports that Mrs. Obama’s ancestry is multiracial and is composed of those who fought in the American Revolution and Civil War and blacks who faced Jim Crow laws and relocated from the South to the North in the Great Migration. Ms. Swarns discussed the first lady’s ancestry with Khalil Gibran Muhammad, who showed some slides and also talked about parallels with his own ancestry. Ms. Swarns also responded to questions from members of the audience in the Langston Hughes Auditorium at this “Word Rapport” program of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. close

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American Tapestry

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Program ID:
306886-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Interview
Location:
New York, New York, United States
First Aired:
Jul 07, 2012 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Dec 28, 2012 | 5:12am EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jul 07, 2012 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 08, 2012 | 3:04pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 15, 2012 | 6:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 22, 2012 | 5:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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  • Dec 28, 2012 | 1:03am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 28, 2012 | 5:12am EST | C-SPAN 2
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