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Melvinia Shields was born a slave. Her great-great-great granddaughter became the First Lady of the United States.

Director Ava Duvernay celebrated Michelle Obama and her ancestors in a recent tweet that also stands as a tribute to the journey of many African American families.

The A Wrinkle In Time director posted a photo of the former First Ladys great-great-great grandmother's memorial in Rex, GA. Melvinia Shieldswas a slave, and it was only five generations later that her direct descendant would become the nations first black First Lady.

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Become your ancestor's wildest dream, Duvernay captionedthe photo.

And it is the memorial's message that had many on Twitter in their feelings: This memorial is dedicated to the remarkable life of Melvinia 'Mattie'Shields McGruder."

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It continued: "She was born a slave in South Carolina in 1844. At age 6, she was brought to the nearby Shields Farm in what is now Rex, Clayton County, Georgia. Her family would endure a five-generation journey that began in oppression and would lead her descendant to become First Lady of the United States of America Michelle Obama.

Theirs is a story of hope, itfinishes.

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Many on Twitter found the tweet, and the memorial, profound:

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You canread more about Obamas complex history in Rachel Swarns book American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White and Multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama.

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