- The memoir "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" was first published by Barack Obama in 1995. - At the time of its publication, Obama had been recently elected as the first African-American President of the Harvard Law Review, as mentioned in the question. - The book details his early life, his search for identity, and his relationship with his absent Kenyan father, largely based on stories told by his mother and grandparents.
Who is the author of the memoir, first published in 1995 when the author was elected the first African-American President of the Harvard Law Review, that tells the story of the author's life up to his entry in the Harvard Law Review, and who formed an image of his absent father from the stories told by his mother and her parents?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2009 · Topic: Major World Leaders and Movements in Modern History (Leaders and movements for Civil Rights in the USA)
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Answer: D. Barak Hussain Obama
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