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By Jessica McElrath, About.com Guide to African-American History since 2000

Presidential Hopeful, Barack Obama

Tuesday August 26, 2008
Courtesy of Getty Images. This week it becomes official. With the Democratic National Convention in full swing, Barack Obama will formally become the first black presidential nominee of a major political party. Take a look at the life of this presidential hopeful.

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September 1, 2008 at 7:14 am
(1) Hadassah says:

Barack Obama is not the first Black President and won’t be the last.
Note: Not included in the following article is President Carter. There are already 5 known by some, 6 known by others but, 7 known by a few. LOL We never know, there might be more hidden from us. Have you forgotten that quickly, we are also extremely fair-skinned or ‘pass for white’. In the U.S. they taught if you have one drop of ‘Negro’ blood, you are are ‘Negro’. In South America, they are taught, if you have one drop of ‘White’ blood, you are ‘White’. When are we going to every think more clearly. Now, they are finding out that so-called African-Americans are related to the Middleastern people (Jews, Arabs etc.)

http://www.diversityinc.com/public/1474.cfm

Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Carter.

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