Has there ever been an African American man run for President before now?

Question

My parents and I were having this conversation and they said that African American men have made it to the final presidency elections, but I am trying to figure out who and when. I think that it's a great thing and I am looking forward to see if an African American man or a woman makes it to the final elections. I am having trouble finding a site that has this history. I want information about only those that have reached the final elections not preliminaries and all that.

I apologize...as finals...I meant the candidacy...when it comes down to the two or rarely three final people (Dem, Rep, and whatever other party).

Answer 1

Don't you remember the shakedown twins; Jackson & Sharpton?

"Barack Obama, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Alan Keyes, Carol Moseley Braun, and Lenora Fulani are African Americans who have run for U.S. president."
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Answer 2

Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have both run for President. Then there was Alan Keyes, the Republican black candidate. Other than that there have been a couple independents, Shirley Chisholm and Lenora Funali. Those two I had to look up, because I'd never heard of them before, haha.

Barack is the first one with a real shot at the White House though. None of the others won so much as a primary.

Answer 3

There have been some African Americans to run for President such as Jessie Jackson. Al Sharpton and Alan Keyes, but no African American has ever received a nomination from their respective parties. Barack Obama seems to be doing much better than any other African American candidate. By the was, he is 1/2 white.

Answer 4

You guys must live in a cave. Alan Keyes runs for president every four years. Jesse Jackson has run a few times as well. In 1984 he was a very serious candidate. And wasn't it just 2004 that Al Sharpton was a candidate for the nomination? Now, are you asking if a black man has ever received the nomination of either the Democratic or Republican parties? No, that has never happened...

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Sharpton and Jackson have tried several times for the Democrat nomination and Alan Keyes has attempted to win the Republican nomination, but none of them have won.

I am not aware of any AA candidates from either major party winning the nomination.

However, there may have been from one of the smaller political parties.

Answer 7

So far Jesse Jackson has become the closest to being nominated. He won several states in the 80's and shocked alot of people. But only white males have recieved the nominations.

Answer 8

The term,"African American" is a misnomer, and was promoted by the self-appointed Black representative, Jesse Jackson. To be an authentic "African American", one would need to be born in the continent of Africa, then relocate to the United States and become a naturalized citizen, thus making one ineligible to be president. Baracka Hussein Obama,Jr. is 50% Black and 50% White which makes his claim to being a Black presidential candidate another lie. The answer to your question is NO, however, there have been several Black candidates in the past, and none have ever been nominated by their respective party.

Answer 9

I remember Jesse Jackson ran a couple of times in the 80s.

Answer 10

Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Alan Keyes have all tried but failed to get their parties endorsement for canidacy.