George W. Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was A Slave Trader

Slate ^ | 20 June 2013 | Simon Akam

[zeestephen]

Thomas Walker, a direct ancestor of George W. and George H.W. Bush, was a notorious slave trader active in the late 18th century along the coast of West Africa.

[ruesrose]

We still have slaves in the U.S. Only we call them welfare recipients. Oh, and they don’t work, they are just owned.

[Ann Archy]

Obama’s GREAT GRANDFATHER was probably a Slave OWNER AND TRADER!!

[The_Media_never_lie]

Don’t be so sure that somewhere in Obama’s family tree there was not a slave trader.

But it doesn’t matter; he is a democrat.

[rarestia]

Never considered that, Hardraade. That’s actually a brilliant observation.

[Ann Archy]

LOL!!!

[MEGoody]

George W. Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was A Slave Trader

And I'm supposed to care because. . .?

[thackney]

slave trader active in the late 18th century...

Can someone help me out with some history?

As I recall, the actual import of slaves from Africa to the USA completely stopped around 1800.

Some basic help. The 18th century is from 1701 to 1800.

[Cyman]

My great-grandfather~ was Adam

[Sacajaweau]

as a boy, Obama had servants in Kenya. you think they weren’t slaves

[Wallace T.]

The Delanos, maternal ancestors of Franklin Roosevelt, made their fortune in part through the slave trade. Of the first seven Presidents, five (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson) were slaveholders. Ulysses Grant, the general that led to Union to victory, had owned slaves in antebellum Missouri. William Jefferson Clinton's middle name may either honor the third President or the first and only Confederate President. Jefferson was a common first and middle name in the postbellum South, as was Lee.

[Sacajaweau]

oh please....Washington, Jefferson etal all had slaves. no need to import after a while....they bred them

[Trailerpark Badass]

This is only to go after Jeb and his potential run.

So it's not all bad...

[iopscusa]

Don’t believe anything from Slate but GWH and GW Bush have done a fair amount of enslaving Freedom loving Americans....tools that they are!

[kjo]

We are in deep, deep trouble with Obama...he has no respect for the Bill of Rights. He sees the Constitution as an obstacle to gotten around. He sees middle class white Americans who live in flyover country as the problem.

He will do terrible, terrible damage over the next three years...we must oppose him at every turn.

Start by contacting your member of Congress and ask them to vote no on immigration reform being shoved down our throats.

[M Kehoe]

So was 0bama’s great great great grandfather. Did Slate include that in the article?

[broken_arrow1]

So what, Obama’s dad was a Communist and that nut didn’t fall far from the tree...

[griswold3]

And Obama’s Kenyan ancestors (Luo tribe) were slave traders.

[VeniVidiVici]

Funny that they can still dig up stuff that a Bush ancestor was a slave trader several centuries ago but they still can’t find out anything on Obama.

[ConservativeMan55]

Right!!

[theDentist]

Yeah, Jeb is no where in my book either.

My observation being that they (the Press) will stoop to any level.