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  1. Was John Hanson the first Black President of the United States?

    Jan 1, 2016 · The facts about this black John Hanson John Hanson was a Liberian Senator from Grand Bassa County. He is clearly black, and from the picture, we can clearly see that he was born when …

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  3. Was There an African American President Before Barack Obama?

    Someone that I know has been posting that Barack Obama is not the first African-American President, that indeed there was an African-American President before him, John Hanson. I did my own …

  4. John Hanson - Wikipedia

    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 photograph of …

  5. The Seven Black Presidents Before Barack Obama

    Jun 18, 2012 · 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, 1781 with the …

  6. Was the first president of the United States a Black man ...

    Jan 2, 2012 · The idea of a Black John Hanson–“first President of the United States”–has become a popular legend in the Black community, but is it true? Let’s take a closer look.

  7. Fact check: Barack Obama, not John Hanson, was the first ...

    Dec 15, 2020 · The claim: John Hanson was the first Black president of the United States In the past few years, multiple social media posts have declared John Hanson, not Barack Obama, as the first Black ...