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Dec 15, 2020 · In the past few years, multiple social media posts have declared John Hanson, not Barack Obama, as the first Black president of the United States. The posts, which often feature a...
- USA Today Network
Aug 29, 2012 · On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois defeats Senator John McCain of Arizona to become the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American elected to the White House.
Jan 17, 2017 · What did the election of America’s first black president mean for the United States? And how did President Obama’s policies and rhetoric advance issues important to the black community?
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- PBS NewsHour
Jan 20, 2017 · Barack Obama took to the podium in the press briefing room on Wednesday, the second-to-last day of the first black presidency, and after eight years of that becoming increasingly normal,...
Nov 5, 2008 · Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the country chose him as its...
Oct 14, 2016 · HKS panel considers race and justice in Obama era. As Barack Obama’s historic presidency winds down, scholars are beginning the complicated undertaking of assessing the impact of the nation’s first black president.
Nov 9, 2009 · Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States (2009-2017) and the first African American to be elected to that office.
