Barack Obama

Ryan L. and Dylan H. Mrs. Hart4th Grade

Early Life and Family Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born in Honolulu,

Hawaii on August 4, 1961. Barack was multiracial, which means his mother

was white and his father was black. His mother filed for a divorce with his father in

1964. When he was 10 his real father visited him. His mother was from Kansas and his father was

from the African Nation of Kenya Moved to Jakarta, Indonesia (Time unknown) Barack was raised by his grandparents most of

his life.

Education Barack Hussein Obama left Indonesia

to attend a school in Hawaii, Punahou School.

People were mean to him at first until his real father came to talk more about his life and Barack’s life.

Barack went to Occidental College until he got a scholarship for Columbia University

He graduated from Columbia University in 1983.

Interests and Hobbies

Barack Obama was really into basketball

He was also into politics He was really interested in

his father Barack Obama Sr.

Hardships and Problems

Since Barack was black he had it hard

He could not get into a school right away

His stepfather died in 1987 Mother died of cancer in

1995 when she was 52

Accomplishments Community Organizer Intern First black to receive Harvard Law

Review president. Got a Civil Rights job Lawyer Teacher at University of Chicago 1st black president Served 2 terms

Interesting Facts Barack’s mother died the same year his

first autobiography came out - 1995 Met Michelle when he was an intern -

she was his advisor Selected by presidential candidate John

Kerry to deliver the Keynote address at the Democratic National Convention

Barack called his grandma, “Toot” and his grandfather, “Gramps”.

Bibliography

Marcovitz, Hal. Obama’s First Family of Hope; Barack. Broomall, Pennsylvania: Mason Crest Publishers Inc., 2009. Print.

Nichols, Catherine. Barack Obama. Mankato, MN: The Child's World, 2009. Print.

"Obama, Barack." America the Beautiful. Grolier Online, 2013. Web. 15 Mar. 2013.