Roberts was one of only a few thousand African Americans who left the ... governor and finally in 1848 he was elected the first ever president of Liberia after its independence.

On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers rode through ...

He became the first African American elected as a state governor in 1990 and unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1991. Wilder served one term — state law at the time ...

Here's a look back at the history of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and ...

Donald Trump may be the first American president ever indicted on criminal ... JOHN MARSZALEK: And he stopped by a policeman, an African American, by the name of William West.

What Happened? On this day in 2008, Barack Obama was elected the first African American president of the United States. Where The Market Was: The Dow finished the day at 9,625.28. The S&P 500 ...

In honor of the current history-making 2024 election, as Kamala Harris runs to become the first African-American President of the United States, we are shining a light on the legendary Shirley ...