Struggles with race and identity from "summary" of Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
As a child, I found myself in a world where race defined people's identities. I was born to a white mother and a black father, which meant that I straddled two worlds that often seemed at odds with each other. Growing up, I struggled to understand where I fit in, constantly feeling like an outsider in both black and white communities. My father's absence only deepened my sense of alienation. He was a distant figure, a shadowy presence in my life whose absence loomed large. I longed to connect with him, to understand the part of myself that he represented. But as I grew older, I realized that he was not the answer to my identity crisis. I had to forge my own path, to define myself on my own terms. As I entered adulthood, the questions of race and identity only became more pressing. I found myself constantly questioning who I was and where I belonged. Was I black enough? Was I white enough? Could I ever truly claim either identity as my own? T...
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