When Barack Obama learns that his father has been killed in a car accident, he is inspired to begin an emotional odyssey. He travels first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the truth of his father's life, and finally reconciles his divided inheritance.

"A story of race and inheritance"--Container. "This abridgment has been approved by the author"--Container. "Includes the Senator's 2004 Democratic Convention keynote address"--Container. In container (17 cm.). Title from container. "Abridged"--Container. Compact disc.