(A) ** He was the first African-American to win a presidential election.
(B) It wasn’t significant at all.
(C) Barack didn’t win the Presidency in 2008.
(D) He was the eight African-American to win a presidential election.
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Concept note-1: -Obama became the first African American to be elected to the presidency, as well as being only the third sitting United States senator elected president, joining Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy.
Concept note-2: -Why was the 2008 election a historic event? The election featured a nomination battle between a woman and an African American man. An African American leader was nominated by a major party. An African American leader was elected president for the first time.
Concept note-3: -When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, he became the first African American to hold the office. The framers of the Constitution always hoped that our leadership would not be limited to Americans of wealth or family connections.
Concept note-4: -Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the presidential election, by defeating his challenger, Senator John McCain, and the Democrats bolstered their majority in both Houses of Congress. 2008 Presidential election results map.