Becoming Barack presents a close-up, never-seen perspective of Barack Obama. Starting with his early days as a Chicago organizer in the 1980's and the early 1990's. Becoming Barack offers new details about how his identity evolved and his leadership skills developed. Even during this early period in his career, a vision of hope for "the world as it should be" shone brightly. But along the way, he realized that gaining power was the most certain path toward helping to assure change. This is the story of Barack Obama's amazing journey--a future president--years before he was a public figure!
Learning Questions
1. Describe the first project that Barack Obama led as a Chicago organizer in the 1980s. What was the outcome?
2. What other community issues does Barack say he worked on in his early years in Chicago? What did he learn from these projects?
3. How does Obama describe his father? What was their relationship like?
4. What was Obama’s relationship like with his mother?
5. Why does Obama decide to go to Kenya and what does he do there?
6. What is Obama’s life altering epiphany? Describe this moment, according to Obama.
7. After the success of Project Vote, what does Obama decide to do next? What does Judd Miner say about Obama’s character?
8. What is Obama’s general view of politics, as described in his 1993 interview?
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