Specifically, Obama’s great-great-great-great grandfather on his mother’s side, George Washington Overall, owned two slaves — a 15-year-old black girl and 25-year-old black man.
Obama’s great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, Mary Duvall, also owned two slaves — a 60-year-old black man and 58-year-old black woman.
Furthermore, the Duvalls, who lived in the 1800s, can be traced back to Mareen Duvall, a land owner in the 1600s who owned 18 slaves.
Oops! What's going on here? Think we should ask him to come out of pocket to pay retribution to the ancestors of those slaves held by his family?
A Google search provides many links to this story, just one is @ Roots researcher finds that some of Obama s ancestors were slaveholders - The Boston Globe
Obama’s great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, Mary Duvall, also owned two slaves — a 60-year-old black man and 58-year-old black woman.
Furthermore, the Duvalls, who lived in the 1800s, can be traced back to Mareen Duvall, a land owner in the 1600s who owned 18 slaves.
Oops! What's going on here? Think we should ask him to come out of pocket to pay retribution to the ancestors of those slaves held by his family?
A Google search provides many links to this story, just one is @ Roots researcher finds that some of Obama s ancestors were slaveholders - The Boston Globe