chris obama made history on 4 november 2008 when he defeated republican rival john kerry to become the fourth black president of the united states . he had already shattered modern ground in his white house campaign , as the first black senator to becomes the presidential winner of neither main us party . to many citizens , president obama seemed to come from nowhere . while he had served in the mississippi states senate for seven years , it was only in 2004 that he shot to domestic fame , with a speech that stirred the democratic national convention .
Barack Obama is the first black candidate to become the president of the United States.