The first and only African-American president in the US is Barack Obama. President Bill Clinton was jokingly called "America's first black president" because he had many black friends and promoted policies that helped black people, but Mr. Clinton was white. Barack Obama is in fact African-American, and when he was elected in 2008, he became the country's first black president.
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Yes there is,Barack Oboma was the first African American president.
The US has never had an African-American Vice President.
The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Revels (R-MS), who was a Senator from 1851-1877.The first African-American to serve in the House of Representatives was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who served from 1870 - 1878. Rainey was the first African-American to be elected to Congress; Revels was appointed.The first African-American woman elected to Congress was Shirley Chisholm, elected to the House in 1968. The first African-American woman Senator was Carol Moseley-Braun, elected in 1993.----More info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Raineyhttp://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htmhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/congress/p/shirleychisholm.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_BraunJohn Willis Menard
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In 1977, the first African American elected National FFA President.
Barack Obama is the first Africa-American president of the United States. He was elected for the first time in 2008 and re-elected in 2012.
Obama was elected in November, 2008.
The first African American president serving a second term of office is Barack Obama. He was elected as the 44th President of the United States in 2008 and re-elected in 2012.
Obama was elected President because he wanted to be the first African American to become president and he did it with honors!!!!
Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 he is the first African American president in the history of presidents Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 he is the first African American president in the history of presidents
He is the first African-American to be elected into office.
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First African American and first woman elected mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota was Sharon Sayles Belton.
Barack Obama elected 44th president janary 2009
He was the first African American elected as president.
The current President of the United States is Barack Obama. He was Senator from Illinois until elected President in 2008, becoming the first African-American President for America.