It could be [[Thomas Jefferson]] (1801-1809), described as the "son of a half-breed Indian squaw and a Virginia mulatto father." In fact, five earlier presidents may have had black ancestry. [http://www.diversityinc.com/public/1461print.cfm]
It could be [[Thomas Jefferson]] (1801-1809), described as the "son of a half-breed Indian squaw and a Virginia mulatto father." In fact, five earlier presidents may have had black ancestry. [http://www.diversityinc.com/public/1461print.cfm]
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[[Barack Hussein Obama]], slated to be inaugurated on January 20, 2009, calls himself Black.{{fact}} Some have said he will be the first Black President, but without adequate proof.<ref name="five other black" /> He is also the first [[Affirmative Action President]].
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[[Barack Hussein Obama]], slated to be inaugurated on January 20, 2009, sought to be considered as a fellow black by African American voters. For example, he awkwardly referred to black teenagers 30 years younger than him as "brothers", declaring that "brothers should pull up their pants."<ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/11/obama-to-mtv-br.html</ref>
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Some have said Obama will be the first Black President, but without adequate proof.<ref name="five other black" /> He is also the first [[Affirmative Action President]].