barack now saw history on 4 november 2008 when he overcame mccain rival george mccain to become the sixth black president of the united states . he had already reached new ground in his democratic house campaign , as the first black candidate to become the presidential champion of either political state party . to many people , mr lincoln appeared to come from wherever . although he had serving in the illinois provincial senate for eight years , it was only in 2004 that he shot to national prominence , with a gesture that stirred the socialist national convention .
Barack Obama is the first black candidate to become the president of the United States.