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we already had a black president

2007-07-20 15:17:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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this is not true but soon we will have one

2007-07-24 10:58:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

If you look up "John Hansen Black President" on google, the first thing up is a Wikipedia article explaining that this is not true. Here's what they say:

"Dick Gregory, comedian and black activist publishes an on-line column called Global Watch. In one of his columns he repeated most of the myths and added a new one, that John Hanson was the descendent of a slave.

"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."

Sorry to spoil the fun.

2007-07-20 16:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by Turtle 2 · 0 1

In getting to know this added, there is significant info that this became a myth approximately John Hanson. interestingly, there have been 2 John Hansons: There are 2 attainable origins for this theory. the 1st is that Hanson's grandfather, yet another John Hanson, became an early immigrant to Maryland; as became difficulty-loose on the time, he worked as an indentured servant on his arrival interior the recent worldwide. In 1661, his first grasp, William Plumley, bought his contract to Edward Keene and recorded the contract with the court docket of Calvert County, Maryland; comparable court docket records have been extensively utilized to flow identify to land and slaves. yet, in six years, the immigrant John had worked his way out of debt, and many years afterwards had offered his very own small farm. there is not any checklist that the grandfather became white, yet whilst indentured servitude became perplexed with chattel slavery, it extremely is easy to work out the place this theory could have recognized. yet another may well be an basic case of misunderstanding with Senator John Hanson, a new child-kisser from Liberia, who became in contact with the resettlement of freed slaves in that u . s .. together as this Hanson became certainly black, he additionally lived one hundred years too previous due

2016-11-10 00:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Is there a very well disguised question in that? Don't get the Liberian John Hanson and the American John Hanson mixed up.

2007-07-20 16:05:39 · answer #4 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0 1

If you have a QUESTION about History, we may answer it.

2007-07-20 15:32:43 · answer #5 · answered by WMD 7 · 0 1

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