GEORGE WASHINGTON FATHER OF MULATTO CHILD?

GEORGE WASHINGTON FATHER OF MULATTO CHILD?



DENVER (Wireless Flash) – George Washington wasn’t just the father of his country, he may have also fathered a child with a slave. That’s according to an African-American woman named Linda Allen Bryant who claims her family is descended from Washington through a relationship he had with one of his female slaves. Bryant claims in 1784, Washington fathered a son with a slave named Venus – and that boy, who was named West Ford, is Bryant’s ancestor. She says her family members have always known they were related to Washington, but kept the information quiet for centuries because they feared they’d be lynched if they told anyone outside the family. Now, Bryant has come forward with a new book I Cannot Tell a Lie (iUniverse) that reveals Washington’s shocking genealogical secret.

Tue 09-11-01