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Line 1: − + − 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.<ref name="five other black" />+ − [[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 "Obama: 'Brothers Should Pull up Their Pants'".] Political Radar, ABC News Blogs</ref> + − −
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Revision as of 03:36, November 19, 2008
, 03:36, November 19, 2008format a bit - arranged like this, we can just cite the whole first paragraph, since it's the same site
It is not known for certain who America's first [[black]] president was.<ref name="five other black">[http://www.diversityinc.com/public/1461.cfm Hussain, Aysha. "Obama Won't Be First Black President".]</ref>
It is not known for certain who America's first [[black]] president was. 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.<ref name="five other black">[http://www.diversityinc.com/public/1461.cfm Hussain, Aysha. "Obama Won't Be First Black President".]</ref>
[[Barack Hussein Obama]], slated to be inaugurated on January 20, 2009, sought to be considered as a fellow black man 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 "Obama: 'Brothers Should Pull up Their Pants'".] Political Radar, ABC News Blogs</ref>
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]].
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]].
==References==
==References==