Fact check: The first Black U.S. president was not a man
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
No, the first American president wasn''t a black man named
There are actually two men named John Hanson who were important to early U.S. history — but the article mixes them up, and neither was president.
Fact check: Barack Obama, not John Hanson, was the first
The belief that the first president of the United States was Black stems from confusing two historical figures with the same name.
Was There an African American President Before Barack Obama?
Answer John Hanson, who held the office that was known officially as "President of the United States in Congress Assembled" from November 5, 1781 to November 4, 1782, died in
The Seven Black Presidents Before Barack Obama
John Hanson (a Moor) was actually the 1st President of the United States, he served from 1781 – 1782 and he was black. The new country was actually formed on March 1,
Who was the first back president of the US?
However, we are aware of some confusion regarding John Hanson (1721-1783), who was elected as the first President of the Confederation Congress in 1781 and John
John Hanson
The claim that Hanson was a forgotten president of the United States was revived on the Internet, sometimes with a new assertion that he was actually a black man; an anachronistic