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Aug 29, 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.
- Missy Sullivan
Jan 17, 2017 · What did the election of America’s first black president mean for the United States? And how did President Obama’s policies and rhetoric advance issues important to the black community?
- 16 min
- PBS News Hour
America’s First Black President. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. Ultimately, Obama secured a solid victory, collecting 365 electoral votes and 53% ...
Jan 10, 2017 · Eight years ago, it was tempting to cast the country's first black president as the leader who would oversee a peaceable demographic shift from a still strongly Caucasian America - the last...
Oct 14, 2016 · HKS panel considers race and justice in Obama era. As Barack Obama’s historic presidency winds down, scholars are beginning the complicated undertaking of assessing the impact of the nation’s first black president.
Jan 20, 2017 · Barack Obama took to the podium in the press briefing room on Wednesday, the second-to-last day of the first black presidency, and after eight years of that becoming increasingly normal,...
Sep 17, 2016 · Eight years after Obama made history as the first African-American president, his legacy is just starting to emerge.
