Obama related to legendary Virginia slave, genealogist says

[Willie Escalade]

Before I even read the article, I already KNEW where the comments were heading.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-related-to-legendary-virginia-slave-genealogist-says-20120730,0,3463156.story

I can only imagine if this article was posted on Yahoo... :smh

[Prospero]

This was also in NY Times. Interesting because it is on his mother's side.

[onmyknees]

Before I even read the article, I already KNEW where the comments were heading.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-related-to-legendary-virginia-slave-genealogist-says-20120730,0,3463156.story

I can only imagine if this article was posted on Yahoo... :smh

Really ? Is this another Elizabeth Warren case? It appears in this case, just as in hers....the geneolory work was inconclusive.....but it makes for a good story.

[BluegrassCat]

This was also in NY Times. Interesting because it is on his mother's side.

As opposed to his Kenyan father's side? How would that work?

[Ben]

The Complete Kentucky Heritage

of Obama


http://www.kentuckyhistoricalsociety.org/barackobamaancestry.html

[Ben]

Barack Obama related to Brad Pitt, 6 U.S. Presidents, Cheney - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLaR6BgpJ7E)

[Prospero]

It would work because somewhere along th line she had an ancestor who was a black slave

[BluegrassCat]

It would work because somewhere along th line she had an ancestor who was a black slave

No, how would it work on his father's side?