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Barack Obama elected president

The descendant of an immigrant father and white mother becomes the first Black US president — a milestone amid ongoing debate.

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Key events

  1. November 4, 2008· debated
    Barack Obama elected president

    The descendant of an immigrant father and white mother becomes the first Black US president — a milestone amid ongoing debate.

  2. January 20, 2001
    Colin Powell, first Black Secretary of State

    Powell becomes the highest-ranking Black official in US history to that point.

  3. March 24, 2002
    Denzel Washington and Halle Berry win Oscars

    A historic night for Black actors at the Academy Awards.

  4. January 26, 2005
    Condoleezza Rice, first Black woman Secretary of State

    Rice becomes the second Black Secretary of State and the first Black woman in the role.

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