We's cousins!

The WP fronts, while the LAT and NYT go inside with, a genealogical study released yesterday by the New York Daily News that revealed Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendant of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond. Sharpton called a news conference and said the revelation "was probably the most shocking thing of my life." Although he had often suspected his ancestors were slaves, Sharpton says he never knew for sure. And, of course, the fact that he's connected to one of the most famous segregationists made the finding even more incredible for the civil rights leader.