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by Rachel L. Swarns onJuly 6, 2012
From her slave-owning forebear to a living great-aunt, here are the relatives revealed in a new book.
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Blogging the Beltway: Author Rachel L. Swarns traces Mrs. Obama's sweeping genealogy in her new book.
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Why are white Americans still surprised that African-Americans are a group of people genetically impacted by something other than west African?
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