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1960 Clennon Washington King, Jr. ran for President representing the Afro-American party

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The president we have now. President Obama. He is african american.

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I may be wrong, but I'm guessing the first time was when Jesse Jackson campaigned for the 1984 Democratic Party Presidential Nomination.

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