What is Transatlantic Reconnection?

An interactive learning platform connecting continental African students with the history, culture, and diaspora narratives of the African American experience.

Official photograph of President Barack Obama

Historical Figure

Barack Obama

1961 – ?

44th President of the United States (2009-2017). First African American president. Born in Hawaii, graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School. Served as U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005-2008). Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.

Civil Rights Voting Rights Education International Diaspora Connections

Study in Curriculum

Unit 7

From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter

The Long Road to the Presidency

Black Political Representation: From Reconstruction to the Senate Floor

Unit 4.5

Black Feminist Political Thought: Wells, Hamer, and Baker as Theorists

Related Places & Museums

Obama Presidential Center

Chicago, Illinois

Built on Chicago's South Side where the Obamas' journey began, the Obama Presidential Center is a 19.3-acre campus and museum exploring the promise an...

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Michelle Obama

John Lewis

Harold Washington

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