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The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations"

BARACK OBAMA’S election as president in 2008 was described as “historic”. But how does America’s first black president change black history? A clue lies in the president’s origins: Mr Obama is not just black but also the son of an immigrant. His parentage and step-parentage epitomise the complexities of the whole black American story.

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=894664&story_id=15495792

[Posted by Austin Houlgate]