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Kamala Harris’ purported Irish ancestry highlights complicated backstory of identity and enslavement

Written by Christine Kinealy, Director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac University

If elected -- and her father's account of the family's history is correct -- Kamala Harris would become the 24th U.S. president of Irish heritageOlivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

When Barack Obama was elected president, the people of Moneygall in Ireland celebrated. Birthplace of Obama’s great-great-great-grandfather on his white...

Kamala Harris’ purported Irish ancestry highlights complicated backstory of identity and enslavement

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