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President Obama is the 11th great-grandson of John Punch, who was the first documented slave
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 10166682:MV8xOTQxMjM0XzMyNTIxMDAwXzUxRUIwNzY0] [quote:Archaic Mason:MV8xOTQxMjM0XzMyNTIwNzg5XzVEMUQ0NDI4] [quote:Just_a_Mom:MV8xOTQxMjM0XzMyNTIwNzY0X0JEMkYxNTFC] [quote:Anonymous Coward 13023739:MV8xOTQxMjM0XzMyNTIwMzI5X0EwRkIwNDdF] This proves he's royalty. All hail King Obama. Descendent from the first slave. Cancel the election. We have our leader. [/quote] BINGO [/quote] Fuuuuuuuuuuuck that. You must be crazy. He'll probably get his two terms, unfortunately. I don't know where we'll be at the end of this next term, hopefully living like it was the 1800's but whatever, I can deal. [/quote] You know, if it sucks it's probably going to happen. Damn, there goes all those happy thoughts. [/quote]
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The surprising connection goes all the way back to the earliest days of colonial America...
He says the president's white mother is a direct descendant of the first known slave in the American colonies through a family by the name of Bunch.
"We found that, through DNA testing done by members of the Bunch family, that their direct ancestors are of sub-Saharan African origin. ... Eventually, we were able to make a connection with the earliest Bunch family members and a gentleman by the name of John Punch," Shumway notes.
In 1640, John Punch, an African, was a servant in Virginia who escaped, was caught and sentenced to remain in bondage to his master for life.
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Sounds more like he was a WHITE slave but it says he was african.
I didn't know about the white slavery until the last 6 months. This is an interesting article-
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link to www.saveyourheritage.com
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We all have sad pasts so it seems.
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