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more about #slavery more comments → AndIAmTellingYou: The fateful intersection of white master-black slave did not just affect the Melvinias of the world. That the dehumanization of one group will too eve... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: slavery exploitation freedom triumph more » feministabroad: I know that it was very frustrating for me to study abroad and be asked where I am REALLY from. "Oh, I know your an American but where are your ancest... more » raphaela: My great-grandmother cost $135, and her bill of sale was listed on her marriage certificate. I am not ashamed of that at all. more » hollygirl: The poignancy of her great grandfather becoming a community leader and going through such struggles, never to know what was in his family's future- I ... more » likepenguins: A former teacher of mine was in the process of tracking his ancestry while I was in his class. He did pretty well up until about 1850, where he his a... more » bowleserised: Fascinating that apparently, to some people, having "slave blood" is considered worse than having "slave owners blood." more » leftcoaster: I wish I could go back in time and tell Melvinia that one day one of her descendants would be in the White House. I wonder if she would care to know t... more » janetsdaughter000: I don't understand how "slave blood" could be an insult either. I remember as a kid watching the part of "Amistad" that depicts the voyage on the sla... more » ronniedobbs: I hope people actually read the Times article. Latoya does a great job of quoting from it, but there are still plenty of commenters asking questions t... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: Many of the comments remark that Michelle O has dozens of other great-great-great-grandparents. What they don't seem to realize is that most of them ... more » ronniedobbs: I just read this on the bus, and hoped that Jez would write about it. One note of clarification, though: Melvinia had four children total, all of whom... more » History Major: Let me guess there's white ancestry in there somewhere isn't it? Proving that we are all biracial. Thank you Black in America for proving that white p... more » Elizabooth: Why would the commentors even think that Michelle Obama or anyone in her bloodline would want their sympathy? This is a story about a bloodline that o... more » heywhat: I love how the term "slave blood" was hurled as an insult. Because a country being able to progress from a time when it had legalized slavery to havin... more » -
#obamarama
NY Times Reporters Trace Michelle Obama's Family History
After reading the NY Times' just-published "In First Lady's Roots, a Complex Path From Slavery," I felt conflicted. There is a lot to absorb. A lot to sift through. Michelle Robinson Obama's ancestry is complicated, glorious, and quintessentially African-American. More » -
#timeenough
United States Senate Apologizes For Slavery, Segregation
Today, in a building built in part by slaves, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and segregation. It is the first time the Senate has done so; the House did so last year. [CNN, CNN, White House] -
#leftovers
S. Korea Creates "Safe" Spaces For Female Drivers • Real Life Judge Judy Charged With Rudeness
• South Korea has started painting off certain, extra-roomy parking spaces with pink flowers to denote that they're for unskilled drivers only... i.e. women. • More » -
