Who Was the First African American to be Elected President?

Thailand
February 6, 2009 11:16pm CST
If I were to say George Washington would you be surprised? If I asked you how many African American presidents there have been and told you the answer was all of them would you agree or disagree?
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Latrivia
@Latrivia (2878)
• United States
7 Feb 09
Well, if you defined "African American" as a person who's heritage could be traced back to Africa, then you'd be right. We all descended from sub-Saharan Africans. It all hinges on the definition of African American.
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Chiang_Mai_boy
@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
• Thailand
7 Feb 09
Only two responses and you have already caught me out. That is exactly what I was referring to. Kind of makes racial prejudice seem a bit sill doesn't it?
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bhanusb
@bhanusb (5709)
• India
7 Feb 09
Why the question arises?None is African American including the present President.All presidents of US are Americans.
Chiang_Mai_boy
@Chiang_Mai_boy (3882)
• Thailand
8 Feb 09
I am having a hard time understanding your response. An African American is a person who can trace their genetic decent back to Africa. You seem to imply that somehow this makes them non-American. If that is so than there are no Americans because the entire human species originated in Africa making us all of African decent. If you are an American you are an African American.
mssnow
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
7 Feb 09
I did some research and according to what i found out thomas jefferson was teh first black president. He had a black relative of sorts. There were also others including abe lincoln and bill clinton. Here is the story. http://www.diversityinc.com/public/1461.cfm