Barrack Obama
the last woman that ran for president was African American
the first African American to run for president
In the "modern' era of baseball, Jackie Robinson was the first African American to hit a home run in Major League baseball. As far as the history of baseball is concerned their is no record of such a feat as to amateur baseball games.
I think it was John Bricker 1944
Yes, there were black or African American soldiers in the Confederate ranks during the Battle of Bull Run. There were also black slaves who helped with supplies for the soldiers.
the last woman that ran for president was African American
the first African American to run for president
Hes is the only African American to win the primary to run for president, however Jesse Jackson ran in 1984 and in 1988 and Al Sharpton and Carol Braun Mosley ran in 2004.
Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies was the last African American player to hit a World Series home run. He did it on November 4, 2009 in game 6.
Shirley Chisholm became famous as she was the first African-American woman to be elected to Congress. She served on her Congressional seat from 1969 - 1983, for a total of seven terms. She was also the first African-American to run for president, and the first woman to run for president.
Obama gave a precendent to African American People to run for President.
1984 (Jesse Jackson) Actually Shirley Chisolm in 1972.
I am from Indianapolis, Indiana home of Frank R. Beckwith and when I first typed in the question "who was the first African American to run for the President of the United States his name was not listed. Mr. Beckwith ran against Richard Nixon.
Barack Obama elected 44th president janary 2009
Because he was the first African American to actually have the guts to run for president and make a difference in history.
Barak Obama was the first to be both nominated and elected; others like Jesse Jackson have run, but were not nominated.
First African American woman to run for president in 1968. She is a pioneer of the civil rights movement. She is a delightful and humble human being.