Fact check: Barack Obama was first Black U.S. president
Dec 15, 2020 · The belief that the first president of the United States was Black stems from confusing two historical figures with the same name.
The 14 Men Who Were President Before George Washington
Mar 28, 2023 · While most know that George Washington was the first president of the U.S., he actually succeeded 14 men who served as leader of the Continental Congress.
No, the first American president wasn’t a black man named ...
Apr 3, 2019 · "George Washington, as many don’t know, was not the first President of the United States," the article claims. "The first President of the United States was one John Hanson, and …
Fact check: The first Black U.S. president was not a man ...
Aug 11, 2020 · Shared thousands of times on Facebook, posts claim that a man named “John Hansen,” rather than Barack Obama, was the first Black president of the U.S., that he was …
Was There an African American President Before Barack Obama ...
Someone that I know has been posting that Barack Obama is not the first African-American President, that indeed there was an African-American President before him, John Hanson.
Who was the first back president of the US? - Presidential ...
Nov 24, 2023 · The Constitution superseded the Articles of Confederation with its ratification in 1788. George Washington was the first elected President under the U.S. Constitution, taking …
Who really was John Hanson, the man erroneously declared as ...
May 26, 2022 · The claim that John Hanson was the first Black president of the United States circulated years before the internet. Social media spread it.