we already had a black president
2007-07-20 14:58:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
did the research just google john hansen first black president it takes some searching seeing how he was somehow forgotten
2007-07-20 15:15:12 · update #1
It was Michael Jackson and his secretary Garry Moore
2007-07-24 01:53:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In researching this further, there is significant evidence that this was a myth about John Hanson. Apparently, there were 2 John Hansons:
There are two possible origins for this belief. The first is that Hanson's grandfather, another John Hanson, was an early immigrant to Maryland; as was common at the time, he worked as an indentured servant on his arrival in the New World. In 1661, his first master, William Plumley, sold his contract to Edward Keene and recorded the contract with the court of Calvert County, Maryland; similar court records were also used to transfer title to land and slaves. But, in six years, the immigrant John had worked his way out of debt, and a few years afterwards had purchased his own small farm. There is no record that the grandfather was white, but if indentured servitude was confused with chattel slavery, it is easy to see where this belief would have appeared.
Another may be a simple case of confusion with Senator John Hanson, a politician from Liberia, who was involved with the resettlement of freed slaves in that country. Whilst this Hanson was indeed black, he also lived a hundred years too late
2007-07-20 22:05:32 · answer #2 · answered by C. J. 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Being able to find a repeated incorrect assertion on Google is not hard to do. Widen your search some. Spell "Hanson" correctly for one. Ignore the Dick Gregory web site and those that simply copied the same language, its easy to spot, that has the Liberian John Hanson mixed up with the American John Hanson and you'll find out that your hastily pulled together shocker is not factual.
2007-07-20 23:17:52 · answer #3 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. This is a claim, not a proven fact - possibly based on confusion with a senator bearing the same name.
http://listserv.kent.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0102c&L=afas-l&P=332
** It's fairly evident most answerers have ALSO done research - and more in depth.
Your Google recommendation - including "first black president" in your search terms will obviously return mostly those articles based on the incorrect information.
2007-07-20 22:07:28 · answer #4 · answered by Kella G 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
He was the "President of the United States in Congress assembled". That was the title of the position under the Articles of Confederation, which was our charter of government before the adoption of our current Constitution. And he came to that position by holding it in the Continental Congress after we had officially gained independence from Great Britain. Though it's a nice play on words, it's not quite the position of President as outlined in Article Two of the U.S. Constitution.
2007-07-20 23:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Really?
he sure doesnt look black
http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html
2007-07-20 22:07:01 · answer #6 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
another myth, do your homework and find the truth!!
2007-07-20 22:05:41 · answer #7 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why do you care? Sounds pretty racist to me.
2007-07-20 22:05:19 · answer #8 · answered by Jeff 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
and your point is ?
2007-07-20 22:03:04 · answer #9 · answered by "GoSANE" 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
soooooooooooo.....what is exactly your question?
2007-07-20 22:02:27 · answer #10 · answered by onewhoasks 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋