CLEMON WASHINGTON KING JR
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was the first black person to run for president back in 1964.
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm 1972
barak obama
No there was no black female run for President.
Barack Obama was not the first Black person to run for President. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1964) Musician /Activist Eldridge Cleaver (1968) writer of Soul on Ice Shirley Chisholm (1972) First Black congresswoman / First Black Woman to run for president
Anyone can run for president
Because he was the first black man in history to run for president so people voted for the black man. Im not trying to be racist.
she is famous for being the first BLACK WOMAN to run for president.
cos hes black
Because he was the first African American to actually have the guts to run for president and make a difference in history.
You do not have to be white. You do not have to be a male to run for the president's office.