We welcome New York Times journalist, Rachel L. Swarns, to the show and speak with her about about book, American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama .
"American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama"
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