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In 1848, Frederick Douglass became the first African-American presidential candidate of the US. His candidacy largely preceded black suffrage and coincided with legal slavery in the U.S. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first African-American presidential candidate nominated by a major party, namely the Democrats.
May 22, 2023 · Left: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), the only Black Republican senator, stands with his mother Frances, as he announces his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential race in North...
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Ben Carson - Wikipedia. Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021.
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- Republican (1981–1999, after 2014)
- He is the only Black Republican in the United States Senate.
- He is the only Black person to ever serve in both chambers of Congress.
- He is one of only 11 Black people in the history of the country to be in the Senate and one of just three (along with Democrats Cory Booker and Raphael Warnock) currently in the Senate.
- “America is not a racist country,” he has said.
May 21, 2023 · May 21, 2023. Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, addressed the Charleston County Republican Party at a dinner in February, offering a stirring message of unity and American...
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May 22, 2023 · Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who announced his presidential campaign on Monday, is the first Black Republican senator from the South in more than a century and has been one of his...
Sep 3, 2023 · Politics. Tim Scott is the top Black Republican in the GOP presidential primary. Here’s how he discusses race. 1 of 3 |. FILE - Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall meeting, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)