Event Photography: DNC0827_michelle_obama_web

DENVER-AUGUST 27: Michelle Obama, wife of democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, addresses the Congressional Black Caucus at the Denver Convention Center during the Democratic National Convention August 27, 2008. Senator Obama will become the first African-American candidate for president from a major political party this week. Michelle Obama's speeches have been recently geared to explaining her husband's upbringing and motivations to counter elitist perceptions of the candidate.

DENVER-AUGUST 27: Michelle Obama, wife of democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, addresses the Congressional Black Caucus at the Denver Convention Center during the Democratic National Convention August 27, 2008. Senator Obama will become the first African-American candidate for president from a major political party this week. Michelle Obama's speeches have been recently geared to explaining her husband's upbringing and motivations to counter elitist perceptions of the candidate.