The First African-American Candidate for President?
Many people believe that Barack Obama is the first African-American candidate for President. Of course, this is not true on two levels.
1. There were many African-American candidates for President. Shirley Chisholm (D) ran in 1972. Also, Jesse Jackson ran in 1984 and 1988. Dr. Lenora Fulani ran as an independent in 1988 and 1992. Alan Keyes (R) ran in 1996 and 2000. And Carol Mosely-Brown ran in 2004.
2. Unlike the above, Barack Obama is not actually a real "African-American". His father was African (Kenyan) and was never an American citizen. In fact, he only was in America as an exchange student, leaving as soon as his studies were completed. Barack is 50% white American and 50% Black Kenyan. There is no "slave blood" in Barack. The only part of him that is American is white. And that lineage connects to George Bush, Dick Cheney and ... Robert E. Lee!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Dunham
1. There were many African-American candidates for President. Shirley Chisholm (D) ran in 1972. Also, Jesse Jackson ran in 1984 and 1988. Dr. Lenora Fulani ran as an independent in 1988 and 1992. Alan Keyes (R) ran in 1996 and 2000. And Carol Mosely-Brown ran in 2004.
2. Unlike the above, Barack Obama is not actually a real "African-American". His father was African (Kenyan) and was never an American citizen. In fact, he only was in America as an exchange student, leaving as soon as his studies were completed. Barack is 50% white American and 50% Black Kenyan. There is no "slave blood" in Barack. The only part of him that is American is white. And that lineage connects to George Bush, Dick Cheney and ... Robert E. Lee!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Dunham
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