Black History Daily: Who was elected as the 1st Black President of America?
Your President, Barack H. Obama, born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. While living with his grandparents, Obama enrolled in the esteemed Punahou Academy, excelling in basketball and graduated with academic honors in 1979. As one of only three black students at the academy, Obama became conscious of racism and what it meant to be African-American.
After high school, President Obama studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York, graduating in 1983 with a degree in political science. President Obama entered Harvard Law School in 1988, in February 1990, Obama was elected as the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review, and he graduated magna cum laude in 1991.
In February 2007, Obama made headlines when he announced his candidacy for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. On November 4th, 2008, Barack Obama defeated Republican presidential nominee John McCain for the position of U.S. President, 52.9% to 45.7%. On January 20, 2009, Obama became the 44th President of the United States — and the first African-American to hold this office. Currently President Obama is running for re-election in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
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After high school, President Obama studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York, graduating in 1983 with a degree in political science. President Obama entered Harvard Law School in 1988, in February 1990, Obama was elected as the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review, and he graduated magna cum laude in 1991.
In February 2007, Obama made headlines when he announced his candidacy for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. On November 4th, 2008, Barack Obama defeated Republican presidential nominee John McCain for the position of U.S. President, 52.9% to 45.7%. On January 20, 2009, Obama became the 44th President of the United States — and the first African-American to hold this office. Currently President Obama is running for re-election in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
For more details visit http://www.barackobama.com/im-in-splash-2
