Ancestors Quote by Paul Robeson

I am a descendant of slaves. My great grandmother Mary Thomas, born in 1865, was the child of a slave. That is just three…

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

My parents came from the south. So their ancestors were actually slaves in this country.

— Isaac Wright Jr

My parents were born and brought up in New York City. My father was trained as an electrical engineer, and my mother was an…

— David Lee

I was born in Washington, D.C., where my father was working for the Federal Trade Commission, and my mom was editor for the National…

— Joanna Going

I came from an intellectual family. Most were doctors, preachers, teachers, businessmen. My grandfather was a small businessman. His father was an abolitionist doctor,…

— Pete Seeger

I'm descended from southern slaves, and I'm descended on my mother's side from northern European Protestant immigrants.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams

I am the descendant of slaves, of people that were born from a slave and a slave master.

— Cory Booker

My dad was Quaker and a businessman.

— Eva Marie Saint

My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and for many years representative in Congress from Philadelphia.

— John Sergeant Wise

My grandparents were from Kentucky - I'm related to Daniel Boone. He was my great-great-great uncle.

— Dennis Hopper

My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.

— Abraham Lincoln

My parents' journey to this country just over 50 years ago, the family they built, and my chance to serve New Jersey in Congress…

— Andy Kim