seattletimes.nwsource.com - 12/5/2008
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GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Tiny wooden cabins line the dirt road once known as Slave Street as it winds through Friendfield Plantation. More than 200 slaves lived in the whitewashed shacks in the early 1800s, and some of their descendants remained for more than 100 years after the Civil War. The last ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/4/2008
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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com —
A boldface list of designers sketched out possible
inaugural gowns and dresses for the First Lady in
waiting.
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Dressing Michelle Obama
slate.com - 12/4/2008
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slate.com —
Koi Suwannagate & Marc Jacobs illustrations from WWD
Women's Wear Daily has commissioned fashion designers from Betsey
Johnson to Peter Som to imagine outfits Michelle Obama might wear to the inauguration. The resulting slide show , published on ...
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The XX Factor : How Hard Is It To Draw Michelle Obama?
wwd.com - 12/3/2008
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wwd.com —
Who says these are bleak times? On one
matter at least, designers are positively euphoric. That is
the Obama presidency, a two-part point of light. While much of the glee centers around the President-elect and his policies , Michelle Obama radiates a ...
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Michelle Obama: What Should She Wear? - ...
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Michelle Obama's Slave Ancestors Discovered
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Michelle Obama's great-great-grandfather, Jim Robinson, lived as a slave, at least until the Civil War, on a rice plantation in South Carolina, the Seattle Times reports. ...
Michelle Obama’s Slave Ancestors Discovered
The Hollywood Liberal —
... Michelle Obama’s great-great-grandfather, Jim Robinson, lived as a slave, at least until the Civil War, on a rice plantation in South Carolina, the Seattle Times reports. Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign “hired genealogists to research the family’s roots at the onset of his presidential bid, but aides largely have kept the findings secret… Obama aides refused to discuss the report or allow Michelle Obama to be interviewed about her ancestry.” While Obama briefly mentioned his wife was descended from slaves during his speech on race, no details were known until now. ...
On January 20, the Obamas Will Move Into a House That Slaves Built
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... atop the Capitol itself. Renaming a hall is a far cry from the appropriate tribute. But at least Congress entered the admission of using slave labor to build their very foundations into public record. They said something , and the first step is admitting you have a problem. It's almost inconceivable that the "post-racial" Obama would do anything to address the slavery issue in his new home. But perhaps Michelle Obama, a descendant of slaves , could make a few redecorating suggestions. After all, the first lady is the ...
Terrance Heath: 390 Years Minus 100 Days, Pt. 1
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... -- held by his wife, who is a descendant of slaves -- was a "pinch me" moment for many of us. Reality, on that day, took on a dreamlike quality. ...
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