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For the second time in four years the democratic presidential primary pitted the expanding. President barack obama who served as the 44th president of the united states from 2009 to 2017 had a kenyan father and an american mother of mostly european ancestry.
Thomas jefferson was america s 3rd president.
The five black presidents. When people think about the first black president they automatically think barack obama. Many others liked to joke about former president clinton but what about those with african ancestry in the. Presidents with african ancestry barack obama.
President barack obama who served as the 44th president of the united states from 2009 to 2017 had a kenyan father and an american mother of mostly european ancestry. His father barack obama sr. 1936 1982 was a luo kenyan from nyang oma kogelo kenya.
In july 2012 drawing on a combination of historical documents and y dna analysis. Singer chris ballew of presidents of the united. Trump motivates democrats to rally behind biden harris associated press via yahoo news 5 months ago.
For the second time in four years the democratic presidential primary pitted the expanding. Historian joel augustus rogers provides his evidence that there have been 19th and 20th century presidents of the united states who have partial black ancestry including harding jefferson jackson and lincoln. An author by the name of joel a.
Rogers wrote a 19 page pamphlet called the five negro presidents goes into detail about the speculated rumors of the history of us presidential ancestry. The history of 6 american presidents to have black blood. Thomas jefferson was america s 3rd president.
Of course author toni morrison famously declared that former president bill clinton was really the nation s first black head of state however rumor has it there are six other former presidents who had african american ancestry. President andrew jackson the nation s seventh president was in office between 1829 and 1837. A renowned african american historian j.
Rogers author of the five black presidents wrote that andrew jackson sr. Died before his son president andrew jackson jr was born. The president s mother then went to live on the crawford.
Were there black us presidents before. The people thought that barack obama is the first black president of the united states. John hanson a moor was actually the 1st president of the united states he served from 1781 1782 and he was black.
The new country was actually formed on march 1 1781 with the adoption of the articles of confederation. The president of the united states is the head of state and head of government of the united states indirectly elected to a four year term by the american people through the electoral college the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander in chief of the united states armed forces. Since the office was established in 1789 there have been 45.