Shows you why America can be a pretty cool place. Obama, who looks like a black guy, is descended from slave owners. I, who look very white (I make Martin Mull look like Djimon Hounsou) am actually descended from slaves. Russia ended slavery almost exactly the same time as the USA. The Czar issued the Emancipation manifesto in March of 1861, but Russia was so big, and its fiefdoms so isolated and autonomous, that de facto slavery continued for many years after the official emancipation.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Obama's ancestors may have owned slaves
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