Was Michelle Obama A Red?

I see The Corner is discussing Michelle Obama. It's interesting that, not only is her thesis restricted, the adviser isn't listed. Of course, I tend to dismiss anything called "sociology," as scholarship to begin with. But here are a few potentially interesting threads along the lines Lisa mentioned to be explored: Third World and Angela Davis - just words? Perhaps. Don't know if it was a return trip for Davis - Michelle would have graduated by then.

http://prince-web1.princeton.edu/archives/2005/12/07/news/14049.shtml

"When I wasn't studying, I was working," said Obama, who ran a day care program at the Third World Center, now the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, to fulfill her work-study requirement.

    "Being one of the school's few African-American students at the time, I found there weren't many opportunities for minorities," she said. "So we created a community within a community and got involved at places like the Third World Center."

http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/00/q3/0918-davis.htm

Sept. 18, 2000

MEDIA ADVISORY:

Angela Davis to speak at Princeton
WHO: Author and activist Angela Davis, a professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz

WHAT: Address on the human rights and economic impacts of America's growing prison system

WHEN: Friday, September 29th at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Wood Auditorium (Room 10, McCosh Hall) on the Princeton campus

WHY: To mark the 30th anniversary of Princeton University's Third World Center, which fosters a spirit of cultural understanding among racial and ethnic groups on campus

Comments

[BobInStamford]

"Of course, I tend to dismiss anything called "sociology," as scholarship to begin with."

They didn't have sociology at Western Sayreville University???

[tally]

mrs never proud of her country a commie? i don't doubt that she was influenced, however i think of her more as a sling rat. wow, what a perfect match for mr no vote moonie leader.