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Who was the first African American presidential candidate nominated?
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∙ 11y ago
Alan Keys.
Davin Monahan
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∙ 11y agoIt seems to be Barrack Obama.
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Who was the first African American nominated as a presidential candidate?
The first black candidate nominated for US presidency was Frederick Douglass. His nomination was from the Kentucky delegation during the June 23, 1888 Republican convention.
Who was the first African American presidential candidtae nominated?
Barack Obama
Who was the first African American Republican presidential candidate?
ALAN KEYS
The first African American candidate to compete seriously for the presidential nomination was?
obama
Was Frank R Beckwith the first African American Presidential candidate?
yes
What African American woman ran for president?
There has never been an African American Presidential candidate from either major political party in the US.
Who was the first African-American Presidential candidate nominated?
I only know of six people. Barack H. Obama Cynthia McKinney Al Sharpton Alan Keyes Jesse Jackson Shirley Chisholm and Colin Powell
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.
Who was the first African American to be nominated as president?
Barak Obama was the first to be both nominated and elected; others like Jesse Jackson have run, but were not nominated.
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 to win an acting Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to be nominated for any acting award. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Who was the first African American man nominated for an Oscar?
Sidney Poitier was nominated for his role as Noah Cullen in The Defiant Ones (1958)
