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Senator Obama: America's 6th Black President?
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by Rhonda J Mangus | September 2, 2008 at 09:45 pm
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The reason people may identify Senator Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States is that it is alleged that at least five former United States' presidents having black ancestry never acknowledged their family history.
Senator Barack Obama is on track to become America's sixth Black President according to Dr. Leroy Vaughn, MD, MBA, Historian and African Chief in his dynamic book BLACK PEOPLE AND THEIR PLACE IN WORLD HISTORY.
Dr. Vaughn is a history scholar whose forty plus years of passion for Black history delivers brilliant insight into the field. The book is a unique study and historical analysis of how Black people came to be integrated into the burning house that Dr. M. L. King spoke of shortly before his death to the great humanitarian, actor and entertainer Harry Belafonte.
From Dr. Vaughn's book, pages 141-143, included with permission "" Five Black Presidents.
"Joel A. Rogers and Dr. Auset Bakhufu have both written books documenting that at least five former presidents of the United States had Black people among their ancestors. If one considers the fact that European men far outnumbered European women during the founding of this country, and that the rape and impregnation of an African female slave was not considered a crime, it is even more surprising that these two authors could not document Black ancestors among an ever larger number of former presidents.
The president's names include Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge.
The best case for Black ancestry is against Warren G. Harding, our 29th president from 1921 until 1923. Harding himself never denied his ancestry. When Republican leaders called on Harding to deny the "Negro" history, he said, "How should I know whether or not one of my ancestors might have jumped the fence." William Chancellor, a White professor of economics and politics at Wooster College in Ohio, wrote a book on the Harding family genealogy and identified Black ancestors among both parents of President Harding. Justice Department agents allegedly bought and destroyed all copies of this book. Chancellor also said that Harding's only academic credentials included education at Iberia College, which was founded in order to educate fugitive slaves.
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at 02:08 on September 3rd, 2008
Rhonda J Mangus, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I always had a problem with the Black and White. Now even Obama cannot be the first since not acknowledging his Mothers side is somewhat an insult to that one. Ironically the Previous Presidents with Black Ancestors denied their Black half and today Obama almost denies his White half. Neither can be healthy nor wise.
at 04:53 on September 3rd, 2008
Rhonda J Mangus, I like this story. It's good stuff. Very interesting Mangus,...I guess this now makes it clear that we had the chance to nominate the first female President and opted for the same ole same ole, right? How funny to see that things just aren't black and white. Whatever happens I think Hillary will be on good grounds for a great cabinet position on the Obama team.
at 04:54 on September 3rd, 2008
Zichi and Paschen, thank you very much for the discussion and Flags. I would just like to point out that evidence points to Africa as the "Cradle of Humanity" of humankind. Africa seems to be the continent in which human life began. Here is a link to the early history of Africa that I found very interesting: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section2.shtml Thanks again.
at 21:03 on September 3rd, 2008
I do agree with this link and did write about that in My dessert II post.
Cao did have a great post about this as well some time ago, worth looking up.
at 23:00 on September 7th, 2008
Sorry for the delay, Paschen. I will; thanks for passing the information along.
at 04:56 on September 3rd, 2008
I think it is very interesting too, djermano. Thanks so much for commenting and the Flag.
at 05:28 on September 3rd, 2008
Rhonda J Mangus, I like this story. It's good stuff.
This is the kind of American history they just don't teach ...
at 14:12 on September 3rd, 2008
Emilio, thank you for your comments and the Flag. If "This is the kind of American history they just don't teach...". The question then, "Why not?"
at 05:53 on September 3rd, 2008
Would an Editor please remove the comment from "lesmingle" from this thread. Thank you.
at 06:19 on September 3rd, 2008
Deleted. Thanks Rhonda.
at 13:40 on September 3rd, 2008
You are welcome, Rachel. Thank you!
at 07:40 on September 3rd, 2008
Rhonda J Mangus, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:41 on September 3rd, 2008
Thank you for stopping by and the Flag, politisite.
at 15:20 on September 10th, 2008
Rhonda J Mangus, I like this story. It's good stuff. Fascinating, but nontheless all too easy to get hung up on "race" which when based on skin colour is so completely meaningless, it's rather like saying, X will be the "first red-haired president!" sure, it's historically interesting - and sociologically interesting - but doesn't mean anything deep in the long run. As for Obama, he hardly shares the same history as the African-American descended form the days of slavery, his father being a recent immigrant from Kenya and his mother Italian, not to mention his Harvard education in law. If it was Hillary Clinton we'd all be going on about how she's female. In a way, it's patronising. (But it doesn't stop me from enjoying the articles!)
at 05:29 on September 12th, 2008
Hi Christina! I'm glad you enjoyed the article. Thank you very much for reading and for the Flag. I think one of the issues here is that perhaps Senator Obama is being touted as the first potentially black president, when in fact this is apparently not the case. Another one would be the fact that US education is failing to teach apparent truths of American History. In other words, it is "selective" in what our children are learning. And, "...going on about how she's female.", I think, has now been reserved, among other things, for Sarah Palin...) In the final analysis then, is it all really meaningless, or is it another avenue to truth?
at 16:38 on November 3rd, 2008
Technically, we have never had a black president because they have all been bi-recial. Its crazy how some people consider someone half black to be black. People put such a emphasis on race and I wish it was something they would totally do away with completely. Its not important and all our country seems to do with it is use it as a weapon to classify people in groups. If we all originated from darker skin pigment wouldn't that make us all the same race? I have really fair skin and I'm considered to be white....but there are many people who may considered white who have more tan skin. Its all becoming a big mess thats really not important at all. I have a dream that one day we will all be viewed the same regardless of skin color and just one day it might happen thanks to cross-racial couples. I mean...how many Others can we have....LoL.
at 11:44 on July 24th, 2009
very interesting.
at 20:45 on July 24th, 2009
Thanks, 158! Not only interesting, but the truth evidently. And it is really unfortunate that this History is not being taught. Thanks again!