Barack Obama Ryan L. and Dylan H. Mrs. Hart 4 th Grade

Early Life and Family  Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4,  Barack was multiracial, which means his mother was white and his father was black.  His mother filed for a divorce with his father in  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  1 st black president  Served 2 terms

Interesting Facts  Barack’s mother died the same year his first autobiography came out  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., Print.  Nichols, Catherine. Barack Obama. Mankato, MN: The Child's World, Print.  "Obama, Barack." America the Beautiful. Grolier Online, Web. 15 Mar