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All base their theories chiefly on the work of J. A. Rogers, who apparently self-published a pamphlet in 1965 claiming that five presidents of the United States, widely accepted as white, also had African ancestry. [11] Historian Henry Louis Gates has written that Rogers' pamphlet "would get the 'Black History Wishful Thinking Prize,' hands ...
Barack Obama was the first African American and first biracial president of the United States, being elected in the 2008 election and re-elected in the 2012 election. Kamala Harris became the first African-American vice president of the United States of America, being elected in the 2020 election alongside President Joe Biden. She is also the ...
First African-American president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: The Most Reverend Wilton Daniel Gregory (see also: 2020) First African-American president of the Unitarian Universalist Association: Rev. William G. Sinkford; First African-American president of an Ivy League university: Ruth J. Simmons at Brown University
The claim: John Hanson was the first Black president of the United States. In the past few years, multiple social media posts have declared John Hanson, not Barack Obama, as the first Black ...
Obama became the first Black president in American history after winning the 2008 election race against John McCain. While in office, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize, worked to limit climate change ...
First president to appear five times on a national ticket, a record tied by Richard Nixon. [243] First president to appear on television. [cd] [92] [244] [245] First president to serve more than two terms. [ce] [112] First president to win four terms in an election. First president to establish a presidential library [246]
The post Fifteen years ago, Barack Obama was inaugurated as America’s first Black president appeared first on TheGrio. Fifteen years ago, Barack Obama was inaugurated as America’s first Black ...
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] The incumbent president is Donald Trump , who assumed office on January 20, 2025 . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises because of Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, who were ...