Former President Barack Obama became the first black President of the United States, and his wife, Michelle, became the first black first lady. However, it seems that Michelle was not the first black woman to become the first lady since Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis had black ancestry. Jackie’s ancestor, John van Salee De Grasse, was a black American, who was also the first black American formally educated as a doctor. Her father was also nicknamed, “Black Jack” Bouvier, because of his dark complexion.
