Inside former President Jimmy Carter's shared ancestry with Motown Founder Berry Gordy. The recent passing of former President Jimmy Carter has brought renewed attention to his shared ancestry ...
Also like many white Southerners, Jimmy Carter had Black kin, most notably Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, his third cousin: Gordy and Carter shared a great-grandfather in James Thomas Gordy ...
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at age 100, had a surprising connection to a Black music legend. In his 2017 book, "Ancestors of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter," Carter's son ...