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President Obama calls African-Americans a ‘mongrel people’Sam YoungmanThe Hill Jul. 30, 2010 |
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 NEW YORK -- President Obama waded into the national race debate in an unlikely setting and with an unusual choice of words: telling daytime talk show hosts that African-Americans are "sort of a mongrel people." The president appeared on ABC's morning talk show "The View" Thursday, where he talked about the forced resignation of Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, his experience with race and his roots. When asked about his background, which includes a black father and white mother, Obama said of African-Americans: “We are sort of a mongrel people.” “I mean we’re all kinds of mixed up,” Obama said. “That’s actually true of white people as well, but we just know more about it.” Read More 
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