her grandparents came north in the great migration. they came to seek fortune, to get away from the racism of the south. michelle is south side to the core. and i think she represents both the hopes and dreams and struggles of that community in a beautiful way. michelle lavaughn robinson was born in chicago in 1964. the same year the nation s landmark civil rights act was passed. while there was racial strife in cities across the u.s., michelle s south shore neighborhood on chicago s south side was a peaceful, hopeful place. when we were growing up in the 60s and 70s, it was utopian-esque. there were no drugs, no guns. it takes a village. everyone knew everyone. affirmative action had taken place. there were opportunities for black people to move up. michelle s parents, marian and frasier robinson, were a
formidable presence in the neighborhood. as for my dad, he worked as a pump operator at the city water plant. even though he battle the multiple sclerosis, frasier robinson rarely missed a day of work. every day without fail, i watched my father struggle on crutches to slowly make his way across our apartment, out the door, to work. without complaint or self pity or regret. the robinsons lived in a one-bedroom apartment on the second floor of a relative s home. the space was tight. as was the family s bond. leonaonard jewel grew up with michelle and her older brother, craig. michelle and craig had a strong sense of self. what mr. and mrs. robinson did was they fortified that sense of self, so they could walk out in the world and not be blown over by all the adversity that came at them. even though my parents didn t
i think that they made a really great couple. and michelle grounded him in a way that i hadn t seen before. after that summer, barack returned to harvard to finish law school. while michelle continued at the saidly and austin. they maintained a long distance relationship. until a family tragedy brought them together. in 1991, fraser robinson passed away due to complications from m.s. barack went back to support her, to be at the funeral. and he said that as fraser was being buried, he realized that michelle was absolutely central to his life, and he was going to look after her. barack graduated and returned to chicago to be with michelle. and as their relationship deepened, both of the harvard law grads decided to make career moves. determined to pursue his passion, barack turned down a good offer from saidly and austin. well, when he came to tell me, he said, i love you guys, i
black people to move up. michelle s parents, marian and frasier robinson were a formidable presence in the neighborhood. as for my dad, he worked as a pump operator at the city water plant. even though he battled multiple sclerosis, frasier robinson rarely missed a day of work. every day without fail i watched my father struggle on crutches to slowly make his way across our apartment out the door to work. without complaint or self-pity, or regret. the robinsons lived in a one-bedroom apartment on the second floor of a relative s home. the space was tight. as was the family s bond. leonard jewell grew up with michelle and her older brother craig. michelle and craig la strong sense of self. what mr. and mrs. robinson did was, they fortified that sense of self. so that they could walk out in
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