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To: Velveeta

I’d like to see another Obama Muslim issue explored.

The northeast coast of Africa, home to Obama’s tribal Luo ancestors, was actively involved in slave use and slave trade at least until 1910.

Most northeast African slave traders were Muslim or Muslim converts.

Obama’s grandfather has been described as a “wealthy African landowner” in two sources I’ve read. To me, that means his business almost certainly required a large group of manual laborers to work the land.

I would love to know if Obama’s African family was involved in any way in the use or sale of slaves.


26 posted on 02/27/2008 8:16:20 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

I think it deserves exploration.
Anyone else would be and has been, explored to the hilt.


30 posted on 02/27/2008 8:25:52 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: zeestephen

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/02/obama-arab-amer.html


32 posted on 02/27/2008 8:28:28 PM PST by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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