Will there be a black President?

Answer 1

already was...bill clinton.
on a serious note yes eventually there will be. im a republican, and i can say that for me color doesnt matter

Answer 2

My thought: It does not matter the color of a person's skin. What matters is the level of competency of the individual to lead our country with the interest of all united states individuals.

FYI:
We've already had one, but history does not teach about him. Look on the back of the $2 bill, his picture is there ( that is if it is an older bill).

Was the First President of the United States! 1781-1782 A.D.???
George Washington was really the 8th President of the United States!

George Washington was not the first President of the United States. In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson. Don't go checking the encyclopedia for this guy's name - he is one of those great men that are lost to history. If you're extremely lucky, you may actually find a brief mention of his name.

The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation.
This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land).

Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress.

As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office would set precedent for all future Presidents.

He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on the throne as a monarch.

All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only guy left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops down and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government would have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington. In fact, Hanson sent 800 pounds of sterling siliver by his brother Samuel Hanson to George Washington to provide the troops with shoes.

Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus.

Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents.

President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department.

Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today.

The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time.

Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) - all prior to Washington taking office.

So what happened?

Why don't we ever hear about the first seven Presidents of the United States?

It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon.

A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as the Constitution.

And that leads us to the end of our story.

George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States. He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today.

And the first seven Presidents are forgotten in history.

What is on the Back of the Two Dollar Bill? The back of the $2 bill has an engraving of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In the image is a man who has dark skin and wearing a powdered wig while sitting at the table just to the left of the men standing in the center of the engraving. This dark skinned man is John Hanson in his position as president of the continental congress.In the original painting hanging in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, the dark skinned man does not appear!

Answer 3

WHO CARES WHAT FREAKING COLOR OUR PRESIDENT WILL BE?????

I don't support Obama, but at least he's not up there playing the race card. The reason I don't support him has nothing to do with his color because I could CARE LESS!

We are more of an advanced society to judge someone on their color and I can't wait for the day that people realize that. I want someone that I beleive in, someone that I think will lead our country in the right direction and someone that's mature enough to listen to his supporters. I don't give a $hit if they're black, female, brown, purple or albino...that means nothing to me.

Answer 4

I have no personal investment in it either way. If a black man or, woman comes along who is qualified, I would certainly support their election.

However, to make such a prospect an objective or, even enter it into the presidential debate does nothing but cloud the issue at hand, which is the selection of best qualified, period.

Answer 5

This is a racist question, of course. But to answer, the only qualification for our president is intelligence. Black, white, male, female...it's all immaterial. Too bad we forgot this the last two elections.

Answer 6

Of course there will be a black president. Why wouldn't there not be one?

Answer 7

If so, it will be a Black Republican.

Democrats keep Blacks down and on their Democrat Plantation.
The only ones that really Escape, become Republicans.

Answer 8

Who cares? Black, white, green, purple, orange, man, woman....

Why is this a factor for people? It's sad that people are so shallow, they will judge a person based on the color of their skin.

Answer 9

Someday sure, I just don't think it will be Obama.
He/she will probably be a Republican though if Bush' cabinet is any indication. The Dems just string minorities along and sooner or later they will figure that out.

Answer 10

Yes, but not in 2008. (not even a half-black one, that is).