Daughter of slave votes for Obama

Another small moment of history was made when 109-year-old Amanda Jones voted for Barack Obama. The Austin American-Statesman reported that Mrs. Jones first voted for FDR and has been voting ever since at the urging of her father who "herded sheep as a slave until he was 12" and "...once he was freed, was a farmer who raised cows, hogs and turkeys on land he owned."