Barack Obama visiting his Ancestral Homeland

President Obama, so many say, is a Melungeon. His maternal ancestry traces back to the Bunch line. Over the summer I will try my best to document our President's Melungeon heritage. I hope that Barack Obama will hear the voices of his Melungeon ancestors and honors his Melungeon heritage.

Top picture: President Barack Obama visiting his homeland, Kenya.

Bottom: Obama sitting at his desk in Washington, D. C.

Does Barack Obama have Melungeon Ancestry?

Well genealogists and hobbyist a good place to start read Kimberly Powell's work.

Ancestry of Barack Obama By Kimberly Powell, About.com

Racial heritage of six former presidents is questioned

Tuesday, February 05, 2008
By Monica Haynes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ancestry of Barack Obama

According to Don Collins and Curtis Christy, known as Melungeons, Obama is a decendant of the Melungeons.