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Who was the first African American Republican presidential candidate?
ALAN KEYS
Who was the first African American presidential candidtae nominated?
Barack Obama
Was Frank R Beckwith the first African American Presidential candidate?
yes
The first African American candidate to compete seriously for the presidential nomination was?
obama
Who was the first African American presidential candidate nominated?
Alan Keys.
Was Jesse Jackson the first African American to campaign for presidential nominee?
He was second. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was the first one in 1972.
Maya Angelou became the first woman and African American to read a poem at a presidential inauguration whose inauguration was it?
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Who was the first African American cheerleader?
The first African-American girl to play soccer is Briana Scurry.
Who was the first African American to run for the presidential nomination from the Democratic or Republican Party?
First was U.S. Senator Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm [November 30, 1924-January 1, 2005]. In 1968, she became the first female African-American elected to the U.S. Congress. On January 25, 1972, she became the first African-American candidate for presidential nomination by a major political party. On that date, she also became the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Republican U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith [December 14, 1897-May 29, 1995] had been the first woman to run for a major-party presidential nomination, in 1964. Second was Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. [b. October 8, 1941]. On November 3, 1983, and again in 1988, Rev. Jackson announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. Fortieth U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama [b. August 4, 1961] became the first African-American to receive a major-party presidential nomination, in August 2008; and to win a presidential election, in November of that same year.
What is historic about Obama's run for presidency?
He is the first African American to: 1. Be the presidential nominee for a major political party and 2. Be a formidable candidate to win and 3. If he does win, He will be the FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...that's one for tha history books.
Who was the First African American on a presidential ticket in the 20th century?
James W. "Jim" Ford (1893 - 1957) was the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Communist Party USA in 1932.
Was Ben Carson the first African American to do surgery?
No. African Americans have done surgical procedures before. He was the first to successfully separate twins conjoined at the head.
