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A painting of Benin Chiefs from Southern Nigeria performing their traditional rites
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Beyonce's family tree reveals her slave ancestor married her owner
Source:dailymail.co.uk EXCLUSIVE: From a long line of strong women: Beyonce's family tree reveals her great-great-great grandmother was a slave who married a wealthy white merchant in a 'love match' Time and again superstar singer Beyonce has topped polls as the world’s most beautiful woman. Few who saw the front cover of the most recent edition of Vogue, which featured a dramatic photo of the multimillionaire music icon posing in floral headdress and white Victorian-style dress, would care to disagree. Just as captivating was the remarkably candid interview that accompanied it, in which the usually reserved Beyonce opened up about her black, white and mixed-race ancestors who hailed from Louisiana, in America’s Deep South, where a brutal slave trade flourished for nearly 150 years until abolition in the middle of the 19th century. Beyonce explains to Vogue that her family has had its ups and downs, particularly with relationships. Scroll down for video Beyonc...
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