Michelle Obama's Ancestors: LaVaughn Johnson
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Of Michelle's grandparents, LaVaughn Johnson was the most like her. A native Chicagoan, she was an early product of the mixing effect of the Great Migration with parents of radically different histories.
Megan Smolenyak | Posted 04.09.2012