Research into Michelle Obama’s white relatives underscores the history of racial intermingling that binds countless American families decades after the Civil War.
Dna Gives New Insights Into Michelle Obama’s Roots
By RACHEL L. SWARNS, New York Times
Sun, 06/17/2012 - 8:24am
Topics: civil war dna ethnicity michelle obama mixed race
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