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But it was fascinating to read because they were lifelong
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Becoming

But it was fascinating to readbecause they were lifelong, they lived there, they grew up...

But it was fascinating to read
because they were lifelong, they lived there, they grew up there,
family there, steeped there

Full Transcript

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But it was fascinating to read because they were lifelong,
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they lived there, they grew up there, family there, steeped there.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:36
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

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Movie Summary

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'
[woman 2] Do you have a sense of what they were fleeing - Becoming 00:04
[woman 2] Do you have a sense of what they were fleeing
If you look at my parents' parents, - Becoming 00:06
If you look at my parents' parents,
That's when you would hear the off-the-cuff remarks - Becoming 00:11
That's when you would hear the off-the-cuff remarks
What was going on in the '70s - Becoming 00:09
What was going on in the '70s
Your property values are going to go down." - Becoming 00:07
Your property values are going to go down."
You can even see it in class pictures of my kindergarten class - Becoming 00:07
You can even see it in class pictures of my kindergarten cla...
I mean, it does something to kids like me, - Becoming 00:10
I mean, it does something to kids like me,
Because my family, sadly, - Becoming 00:07
Because my family, sadly,
I was one of a handful of minority students. - Becoming 00:04
I was one of a handful of minority students.
It was the first time in my life where I stood out like that. - Becoming 00:05
It was the first time in my life where I stood out like that...
I learned that one of my roommates moved out - Becoming 00:07
I learned that one of my roommates moved out
In hindsight, I think I needed to go to Princeton to see for myself - Becoming 00:09
In hindsight, I think I needed to go to Princeton to see for...
[Gayle] And then you're in class with some of these guys, and you realized what? - Becoming 00:04
[Gayle] And then you're in class with some of these guy...
People have told us, "No, these are the things that aren't for you." - Becoming 00:13
People have told us, "No, these are the things that are...
There's the college athlete. - Becoming 00:04
There's the college athlete.
And universities have a right and an interest in diversifying. - Becoming 00:06
And universities have a right and an interest in diversifyin...
The problem is that when it comes to students of color, poor kids, - Becoming 00:10
The problem is that when it comes to students of color, poor...
And I have been at, probably, every powerful table there is in the world. - Becoming 00:06
And I have been at, probably, every powerful table there is ...
I've been at G-summits, I've been in castles and palaces, - Becoming 00:08
I've been at G-summits, I've been in castles and p...
[audience laughing] - Becoming 00:05
[audience laughing]