Becoming

autobiography by Obama

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Becoming is the 2018 autobiography by Michelle Obama, the first African American first lady of the United States. The memoir became a bestseller, exploring her life from childhood in Chicago to her years in the White House.1

The book delves into her experiences with race, family, and her journey to finding her voice. It also touches upon her criticisms of Donald Trump's role in the "birther" conspiracy, which falsely suggested Barack Obama was not a U.S. citizen. A documentary based on her book tour was released on Netflix in 2020.1

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…2018 she released the autobiography Becoming, which garnered much attention and became one of the top-selling memoirs in the history of publishing. Although the book largely avoided politics, her criticism of Trump, whom she claimed endangered her family with his role in the “birther” conspiracy, drew particular interest. A tour…
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…2018 she released the autobiography Becoming, which garnered much attention and became one of the top-selling memoirs in the history of publishing. Although the book largely avoided politics, her criticism of Trump, whom she claimed endangered her family with his role in the “birther” conspiracy, drew particular interest. A tour…
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