Who was the first African-American President of the United States?
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president in U.S. history. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008, as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004, and as a civil rights lawyer and university lecturer.
Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the only president born outside the contiguous 48 states. He was born to an American mother and a Kenyan father.
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46 Comments
Ray Cromwell
Have to agree with some of you in order to make this country great again we have to stop using white, black,yellow,and brown we are Americans people not colors we should already be done with this kind of stuff
Bluesmurff
Why do people want to label everybody? Aren't we just one nation? As many may not like it, Obama was and is an American. As far as I know he never came in illegally and was born in Hawaii. People need to stop beating a dead horse.
Edie Koller
5.2 people thought george washington was black. Amazing. Shows what people don't know about history of the USA
Gary Chadwick
Obvious answer. Although it may have been possible that another had African blood somewhere in their ancestry.
Mic Fenst
Peggy Tinsley, He is American - born in the United States. But if we need to label and divide, his dad was black and his mom was white.
catmom
Trudy Gourlay, I personally like different questions from all countries, not just from mine which is America & yes I know my country is not the beginning & end all, also I know this is not a quiz just for Americans & I did know the answer to his history question.
Frank Sherwood
If they had said black, I would have complained. He is only 50% black. He is related to at least five presidents. Calling him black just highlights systemic racism though thwe old term mulatto would be even worse.
Greigg Graf
People actually miss that? Go to the Darwin department immediately!
Louella Wilson
Questions about US presidents bring out the same rhetoric as religious questions. Dah!
Player
You could have asked who was the worst president ever before jbiden
L Lh Adams
Bell, His Father[?] was African,never a Citizen,so African-American is correct.
L Lh Adams
Edie Koller, Abraham Lincoln described himself as "Black".
John W Shreve
O'Bama is both our first black president and our 44th white president.
John W Shreve
Gary Chadwick, some people believe Eisenhower had a black ancestor.
John W Shreve
Trudy Gourlay, I understand. The only thing Americans are useful for is winning wars for Europeans.
And though you do have a point, the question isn't about an obscure band of "buffalo hunters."
Everyone in the English speaking world knows George Washington was not black.
marijohnross
Bluesmurff, I agree
marijohnross
Ray Cromwell, I agree
marijohnross
Trudy Gourlay, I agree.
Tom Knox
Trudy Gourlay, I concur.
David Roy
Edie Koller, wow, 5.2 people? That's amazing!
Bell
He wasn't African American, he is multi-racial. This separation of races has to stop
Carole Benner
Missed the “black” just saw “first”
Maxine Elkun
Peggy Tinsley, born in Hawaii - makes him an American