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Barack Obama is elected as the first African American President of the United States (November 4th, 2008)

First Black President of the United States

Barack Obama is elected as the 44th president of the United States.

First African American to be elected to public office

John Mercer Langston elected John Mercer Langston, who is considered the first African American to be elected to public office is elected clerk of Brownhelm, Ohio.

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