Michelle Obama: Family History Of First Lady Is Complex, Tied To Slavery
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Melvinia Shields, the enslaved and illiterate young girl, and the unknown white man who impregnated her are the great-great-great-grandparents of Mich...
The New York Times | RACHEL L. SWARNS and JODI KANTOR | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics