.Oldest African-American to vote for Obama during the presidential election.

Baines - who attributed her longevity to her religion and clean-living - attracted worldwide headlines last November when she became the oldest African-American to vote for Obama during the presidential election.
She celebrated her birthday this year by declaring that she hoped to be around to vote for Obama again in 2012.

Gertrude Baines, whose epic life encompassed 21 US presidents, two World Wars, the Wright Brothers' maiden flight in 1903 and Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon, has died / APMore