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List of African-American United States presidential and vice presidential candidates. 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.
African-American candidates for president of the United States from major parties include U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), elected president of the United States in 2008. He was the first African American to win a presidential election and the first African American to serve as president of the United States.
States/districts where the margin of victory was between 1% and 5% (83 electoral votes; 56 won by Trump, 27 by Clinton): Florida, 1.20% (112,911 votes) – 29 electoral votes. Minnesota, 1.52% (44,765 votes) – 10 electoral votes. Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, 2.24% (6,534 votes) – 1 electoral vote.
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Feb 20, 2023 · From Frederick Douglass to Jesse Jackson, 12 Black presidential candidates who paved the way for Black leaders in US politics. Brianna Holt. Feb 20, 2023, 8:35 AM PST. President Obama at a ...
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Jul 29, 2019 · AP file. In 2016, African Americans made up 24 percent of Democratic primary voters, the most ever. And that share is expected to climb in 2020, especially with the presence of two major black...
Candidates for the 2016 Republican U.S. presidential nomination: (top row, left to right) Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Rand Paul; (bottom row, left to right) Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee, and John Kasich.
Aug 18, 2015 · CNN — The Black Lives Matter movement is roiling the presidential race, forcing candidates to grapple with the thorny issue of racial inequality as the Democratic campaign tightens and the...