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29. Aug. 2012 · On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois defeats Senator John McCain of Arizona to become the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American elected to the White House.
- The Claim: John Hanson Was The First Black President of The United States
- The Two John Hansons
- Perhaps Washington Wasn't First
- Our Ruling: False
- Our Fact-Check Sources
In the past few years, multiple social media posts have declared John Hanson, not Barack Obama, as the first Black president of the United States. The posts, which often feature a black-and-white photo of a man in glasses, also claim Hanson was the very first U.S. president, even before George Washington. Historians like James Robinson, formerly of...
The myth surrounding the first U.S. president confuses two historical figures named John Hanson, one Black and the other white. The John Hanson who was Black was a former slave from Maryland who bought his freedom and moved to Liberia in 1827. Liberia, then a West African colony, had been founded by freed American slaves a few years earlier. Throug...
Whether the white John Hanson should be considered the first president of the United States is open for debate, historians say. “He was the first president of the United States, but it depends on how you define that,” said Mark Croatti, an adjunct professor of comparative politics and the American presidency at George Washington University. “There’...
The John Hanson who served as the first president of the Congress of the Confederation was white. The photograph purporting to be of the first Black president of the U.S. is actually of another John Hanson, who served as a Liberian senator in the mid-1800s. Daguerreotype photography wasn’t invented until the 1830s, making it impossible for a photog...
James Robinson, “Blacks of the Revolution”Marie Elizabeth Stango, 2016, “Vine and Palm Tree: African American Families in Liberia, 1820-1860”Smithsonian - National Portrait Gallery, “A Durable Memento”Library of Congress, “John Hanson, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters view, wearing glasses, seated at desk"- USA Today Network
9. Nov. 2009 · Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States and the first African American president, was elected over Senator John McCain of Arizona on November 4, 2008.
5. Nov. 2008 · Americans placed their faith in Barack Obama today, turning their backs on a past of slavery and segregation and electing the first African-American to the US presidency.
1. Mai 2023 · Barack Obama is the first Black president of the United States. Learn facts about him: his age, height, leadership legacy, quotes, family, and more.
Vor 5 Tagen · Barack Obama was the first African American president of the United States (2009–17). He oversaw the recovery of the U.S. economy (from the Great Recession of 2008–09 ) and the enactment of landmark health care reform (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ).
Obama is the first African American president, the first multiracial president, the first non-white president, and the first president born in Hawaii. Obama was limited to two terms and was succeeded by Republican Donald Trump, who won the 2016 presidential election.
