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1、HowBarackObamaBecametheFirstAfricanAmericanPresidentofTheUSUpdatedonJuly16,2010TheUntoldStoryBarackObamawassworninasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thisisaremarkableaccomplishmentforanyperson–tobecomeleaderofthemostpowerfulnationintheworld.It’sevenmoreofanaccompl
2、ishmentforayoungBlackmantobeelectedtosuchapositionofpower.Wesawthisbeingaccomplishedthroughanexcellent,tightlyrancampaignusingtheenergyofbothyoungandolderAmericans.Wesawtheadequateuseofthelatesttechnology.Wesawgrassrootsfundraisingandorganizationalmanagement.Wesawpeopleofal
3、lraces,religions,andnationalitiesworkingdayandnighttosecureavictory,andaplaceinhistoryforacandidatetheybelievedin.巴拉克•奥巴马宣誓就任美国第44任美国总统。这是一项非凡的成就,任何人士——成为世界上最强大的国家的领导人。甚至更多的成就对于一个年轻的黑人当选这一立场的能力。我们看到这是通过一个优秀的,紧跑运动使用的能量年轻和年长的美国人。我们看到了足够的使用最新的技术。我们看到草根融资和组织管理。我们看到所有种族的人,宗教和民族日
4、夜工作,获得了胜利,并在历史的候选人,他们相信。ButhowdidBarackObamareallybecomethefirstAfricanAmericanPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica?Toanswerthisquestionweneedtogobackwardsintimeto1830andthebeginningofamovementwhereattemptsarebeingimplementedtoabolishslaveryandachieveimmediateemancipation.Am
5、ovementfoughtfrom1830–1870knownastheAbolitionistMovement.ThiswasthefirstmovementdesignedtohelpBarackObamabecomethefirstAfricanAmericanPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,althoughBarackObamahimselfwouldnotbebornuntilgenerationslater.Let’sfastforwardto1863whereweseePresidentL
6、incolnsigningtheEmancipationProclamationmakingitthelawoftheland.ThisputBarackObamaevenclosertothepresidency,althoughagain,hewouldnotbebornuntilagenerationlater.Let’snowtakealeftturntowardsthewhitehousewhereweseethesigningofthe13thamendmenttotheUSConstitutionabolishingslaver
7、yinallthestatesandbytheendoftheCivilWarwearenowonthepathtotheReconstructionerafrom1865to1877.HereweseeamannamedGeorgeWhiteofNorthCarolina,thelastBlackmantohavebeenbornaslaveservingintheUnitedStatesCongress.HereweseeanotheropendoorforBarackObamatobecomethefirstAfricanAmerica
8、npresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Let’sfastforwardto1908whenJackJohnsondominate