Revealed: Kamala Harris’ Ancestor Was Among Northern Ireland’s Most Infamous Slave Owners — Described as a ‘Seriously Bad Man’ with Over 120 Enslaved Individuals

Kamala Harris is facing allegations that she is descended from a brutal slave owner who managed over 120 enslaved individuals, operated a Jamaican plantation, and actively opposed the abolition of slavery.

Sydtomarket.net has uncovered that British historian Stephen McCracken is making this claim about the 59-year-old vice president, who has Indian and Afro-Jamaican heritage. Harris’s late mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was born in Madras, while her father, Donald Harris, hails from Jamaica.

This revelation follows statements made by Harris’s father, an 85-year-old Stanford University professor, who acknowledged his family’s connection to Hamilton Brown. Brown was reportedly a notorious figure in the history of slavery.

In an article for the Jamaica Globe, Professor Harris highlighted his family roots linking back to Hamilton Brown, describing him as the founder of Brown’s Town, a settlement in Jamaica.

McCracken, a historian born in Northern Ireland, has labeled Brown as a “seriously bad man” and a “notorious” slaver. According to him, Brown was born in County Antrim and later moved to Jamaica, where he became a plantation owner and continued to resist the abolition of slavery, even traveling to London to protest against it. McCracken also noted that after slavery was abolished, Brown shifted his focus to exploiting Irish immigrants.

This dark chapter contrasts sharply with Kamala Harris’s public persona as a civil rights advocate and trailblazing politician. Despite her significant achievements in law and politics, including becoming the first Black, Asian, and female vice president of the United States, Harris has not addressed these troubling historical claims.

Genealogist Megan Smolenyak, known for her work on the ancestry of notable figures like Joe Biden and Barack Obama, has been unable to substantiate McCracken’s allegations. She criticized the claims as “twisted attempts” to weaponize Harris’s family history, stating that while historical figures like Brown may have left a troubling legacy, there is no concrete evidence linking Harris directly to him.

Smolenyak also emphasized the complexity of tracing genealogical connections and noted the absence of documented proof connecting Harris to the alleged slave owner.