ኦባማ የልጅነት ጊዜውን በማስታወስ "አባቴ በዙሪያዬ ካሉ ሰዎች ጋር ምንም አይመሳሰልም - እሱ እንደ እርሳስ ጥቁር ፣ እናቴ እንደ ወተት ነጭ ነበር - በአእምሮዬ ውስጥ ብዙም አልተመዘገበም" ብለዋል ።
"Of his early childhood, Obama recalled, "That my father looked nothing like the people around me - that he was black as pitch, my mother white as milk - barely registered in my mind."