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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</ref> | 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</ref> | ||
| − | It could be [[Thomas Jefferson]] (1801-1809), described as the "son of a half-breed Indian squaw and a Virginia mulatto father." [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] |
[[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" /> | [[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" /> | ||
Revision as of 00:24, November 19, 2008
It is not known for certain who America's first Black President was.[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. [1]
Barack Hussein Obama, slated to be inaugurated on January 20, 2009, calls himself Black.[Citation Needed] Some have said he will be the first Black President, but without adequate proof.[1]