Good morning. Or as say and say in texas, hi you all. Its a great day to be in austin texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the book festival with the moderator New York Times author and writer, Rachel Swarns. Im going to tell you a few things about rachel because i know you came here to hear her and not me and because our time is limited. She has worked for the New York Times since 1995 reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaigns of 2004 and 2008 and on First Lady Michelle Obama and her role in the obama white house. I met rachel at different events this year where i got a book that she wrote, american tapestry the story of the black, white and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama. After hearing her talk, i bought six more copies. I bought them for all of my family members and to give out as christmas gifts. Now after having read her book i can tell you is a good investment. It helped me better understand my own familys
Great day to be in texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the texas book festival serving as a moderator, and im pleased to be here with rachel l. Swams. I will tell you a few things about rachel because you came here to hear her and not me and our time is limited. She has worked for the New York Times since 1995. Reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaign of 2004, and 2008, and first Lady Michele Obama and her role in the obama white house. I met rachel at an event this year where i bought a book, the book she wrote, american tapestry the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama. After hearing her talk, id bought six more copies. I bought them for all my family members and to give out as christmas gifts. Now after having read her book i can tell you it was a good investment. It helps me better understand my own family and many mysteries surrounding my own family. Rachel l. Swamss book is a comp
Why you selected those photographs, i would like to hear about that in terms of the true similarities and i would love to hear any comments you would care to share when families got together for the unveiling and two sides of the family together to describe in appropriate ways the interaction between them. The families do find a resemblance. I was actually in nashville recently where another member of the Shields Family and others descended from the white shield family pass along a photo that shifts the brother of her owner was remarking on the resemblance. Dolphus who lived in birmingham, the first ladys great great grandfather lived there at the same time his wifes half brother lived there and they lived not far. His brother lived kind of clothes to wear dolphus had a carpentry shop. People who knew him said he had a white visitor who would come and talk, of which was spun usual at that time and a very segregated city for the end of his life. This woman said that was his brother. The
In the texas book festival in austin, Rachel Swarns discusses her book, american tapestry the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama. It airs next and is about 45 minutes. Good morning. Or is busy in texas, hi, yall. It is a great day to be innd austin, texas and today had thea honor pleasure to be at the texas book festival serving as your moderator for New York Times writer and author, raches swarns. I am going to tell you just a few things about rachel because i know you came to hear her ande not me and because our time is n limited. D she has worked for the New York Times since 1995, reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaign of 2004 n 2008 and our first lady, Michelle Obama and her role in the obama white house. I met rachel at a very Different Event this year, where i bought a book, the book she wrote, american tapestry the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama. After he
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