barack obama established history on 4 november 2008 when he beaten republican rival jeff mccain to create the first black president of the associated states . he had already broken modern ground in his white house campaign , as the first minority president to become the first choice of another main america party . to many people , mr obama seemed to come from nowhere . although he had served in the illinois state legislatures for seven minutes , it was only in 2004 that he shot to national prominence , with a speech that stirred the obama republican convention .
Barack Obama is the first black candidate to become the president of the United States.