CNN visits plantation where Michelle Obama 's slave roots began . Her great-great grandfather is believed to have been a slave on Friendfield Plantation . Anywhere from 200 to 500 slaves lived on the plantation over the years . Comment:
CNN visits plantation where Michelle Obama 's slave roots began . Her great-great grandfather is believed to have been a slave on Friendfield Plantation . Anywhere from 200 to 500 slaves lived on the plantation over the years . He likely lived in a tiny white-washed slave house on the property .