chris barack made history on 4 june 2008 when he defeated republican finalist douglas kerry to become the first black president of the 48 nation . he had previously broken modern road in his kansas house campaign , as the only black candidate to become the presidential choose of no major us party . to many citizens , lord obama seems to come from nowhere . although he had lived in the illinois state senate for eight years , it was only in 2004 that he shot to national prominence , with a presentation that moved the democratic national party .
Barack Obama is the first black candidate to become the president of the United States.