Nov 5, 2008 · Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.

Nov 9, 2009 · Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States and the first African American president, was elected over Senator John McCain of Arizona on November 4, 2008.

Feb 15, 2021 · 1. Thomas Jefferson One of America’s founding fathers, Jefferson was a walking paradox: During his tenure as the third U.S. president, he was a vocal opponent of slavery, …

Someone that I know has been posting that Barack Obama is not the first African-American President, that indeed there was an African-American President before him, John Hanson. I …

Feb 20, 2023 · Before Barack Obama, several other Black politicians, abolitionists, and activists tried to run for President of the US. Most of these public figures faced great challenges and …

Shirley Anita Chisholm (/ ˈtʃɪzəm / CHIZ-əm; née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the …

Dec 15, 2020 · The belief that the first president of the United States was Black stems from confusing two historical figures with the same name.