Posted by admin on Nov 10, 2009
Two distant white relatives of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama say they are proud to be a part of her heritage and hope someday to meet her.
Debbie Shields, who has blonde hair and blue eyes, looks nothing like the first lady but they share a common lineage — Shield’s great, great grandfather is Obama’s great, great, great grandfather, the television program “Inside Edition” reported Monday.
Obama’s great, great, great grandmother was a slave named Melvinia, who was 6 years old when she was sent to live on a 200-acre farm in Rex, Ga. At age 15, Melvinia became pregnant by a white man presumed to be Charles Marion Shields.
Log in to leave a comment. Sign In / Sign Up