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To: artichokegrower
For Coates, race is much more important than national identity or patriotism, or whether Obama did his duties well for the country as a whole.

The irony is that the first black President had no ancestors who were slaves in the US, but did have ancestors who were white slaveowners, owning black slaves.

21 posted on 12/13/2016 6:32:40 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

I seem to recall that his Kenyan ancestors may have been involved in selling slaves.


44 posted on 12/13/2016 6:43:56 AM PST by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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