If Obama is elected, will he be the first Black US president?

T2008-10-31T16:56:54Z

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Probably, but it may depend on your definition of black. First off, he is half-black, half-white. Second, some historians think that Warren Harding's great-grandmother was black.

edit--maybe the Harding thing is just rumor/speculation... Still fun to think about.

Anonymous2008-10-31T23:57:45Z

Well under white colonization he will be, however before the early settlers came to America I am sure the native American Indians would have had a President that they called "Chief" so technically he is not the first none white person to lead America.

claudiacake2008-10-31T23:58:13Z

No, he will be the first bi-racial US president. But, if he is elected, he might very well be the LAST bi-racial president you will see for a VERY long time.
Just as all Republicans are being blamed for the Bush administration, so will all black people be blamed for Obama's ineptitude and failures.

Beatle Band Aid2008-10-31T23:58:21Z

I remember that people called Clinton America's first black President because he was so popular in the African American community.

Anonymous2008-11-01T00:01:04Z

No, actually Warren Harding's grandmother was black, so he's the first African-American President.

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