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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] | ||
| − | [[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, however, the first man who is black skinned to be elected president.<ref>http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/ig/Images-of-US-Presidents/</ref> He is also the first [[Affirmative Action President]]. | + | [[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, however, the first man who is black skinned to be elected president of the [[United States]].<ref>http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/ig/Images-of-US-Presidents/</ref> He is also the first [[Affirmative Action President]]. |
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Revision as of 02:47, 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] He is, however, the first man who is black skinned to be elected president of the United States.[2] He is also the first Affirmative Action President.