Is it accurate to call Barack Obama America's first black president?

At the end of the day, Barack Obama is the 44th (and current) president of the United States of America. Calling him the first black president is not technically accurate, but is socially accurate. In American society, anyone with a significant fraction of genetic heritage from African blacks is called "black" even though they might have more than 50% Caucasian genetics. Next, the more politically correct term is African American, which is uniquely applicable to President Obama, considering that he is American, and his parents were American (mother) and African (father).

Next, while it *shouldn't* matter what is the racial background of anyone, be they president, CEO, sales clerk, janitor, scientist, or what-have-you, the fact of the matter is that for historical reasons, it *does* matter in today's US, though thankfully less so than it mattered several decades ago. Perhaps in a few more decades it will no longer matter, and having elected the first African American president of the US, we have taken a significant step in that direction.

No, it is not accurate. John Hanson was the first black President elected. He was elected under the rules of The Articles of Confederation on November 5, 1781 and served as President of Congress until November 3, URL1 matters because people make it matter and they want it to matter, so, they keep reminding everyone of the fact that Obama has brown skin.

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