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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/2/2009

What Michelle Obama told the Olympics Committee about her Chicago

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama to the International Olympics Committee MRS. OBAMA:  President Rogge, ladies and... gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs of the International Olympic Committee:  I am honored to be here. I was born and ... (more) What Michelle Obama told the Olympics Committee about ...

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usnews.com - 10/15/2009

Michelle Obama: Teachers Are Key to a Successful Economy

— usnews.com — Having good teachers in classrooms is critical because education is the only road to opportunity.... (more) Michelle Obama: Teachers Are Key to a Successful Economy

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Barack Obama

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buzztok.com - 10/9/2009

Video: First Lady Michelle Obama’s Slavery Roots

— buzztok.com — This story is both sad and inspirational all wrapped in one. To think that a human being... could be sold for property is hard to believe. What kind of heartless person could own another person? Even though it was an accepted/endorsed policy by the government, it is still just as despicable.  ... (more) Video: First Lady Michelle Obama’s Slavery Roots

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Michelle Obama

United States

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In First Lady’s Roots, A Complex Path From Slavery
Booker Rising — ... slavemaster wills, documentation listing specific relatives as property, and of course the usual Census documents, death certifcates, marriage certificates, and obituaries. Oh, and there's an interactive family tree. ...

Michelle Obama's roots: Slavery, "unknown white man"
Lynn Sweet — The New York Times has an in-depth article on the family history of First Lady Michelle Obama. Her great great great grandparents include the enslaved Melvinia Shields and, as the New York Times said, "the unknown white man who impregnated her." Click here for an interactive graphic of the Michelle Obama family tree http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/10/08/us/politics/20091008-obama-family-tree.html

Teh First Post-Racial Administration
Knowledge is Power — “but she has such toned and shapely arms!!!” Now we have Michelle’s family tree accompanied by a breathless tale of her slave Great4Grandmother. [NYT workaround: if they try to make ya register, copy/paste the article title into gloogle and take the first link.]

2008 Electorate: African Americans - We Are Not All of Us Alike
Open Left - Front Page — ... , is now honorably occupied by a family descended from slaves.  It's the American Story writ large, and a matter of pride and celebration for our nation, the world, and especially the African-American community.     ...