November 2008
Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first Black person to hold the office. He won with 52.9 percent of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes, carrying states including Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, and Ohio. His election drew record Black voter turnout and was witnessed by over a million people gathered in Chicago's Grant Park.
Obama won 365 electoral votes, defeating John McCain. He won 95% of the Black vote; Black voter turnout exceeded white turnout for the first time in recorded history. Civil rights scholars cautioned against framing the election as the end of structural racism.
Events
- November 4, 2008Barack Obama Elected 44th President of the United States
Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first Black person to hold the office. He won with 52.9 percent of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes, carrying states including Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, and Ohio. His election drew record Black voter turnout and was witnessed by over a million people gathered in Chicago's Grant Park.
- November 4, 2008Barack Obama Elected First Black President of the United States
Obama won 365 electoral votes, defeating John McCain. He won 95% of the Black vote; Black voter turnout exceeded white turnout for the first time in recorded history. Civil rights scholars cautioned against framing the election as the end of structural racism.