Fact check: Charles Curtis was first person of color as vice president
The claim in the post has been rated TRUE. While Kamala Harris is the first woman, the first woman of color, the first South Asian American and the first Black American vice president, she is not the first person of color to hold the office. Charles Curtis, vice president from 1929-1933, is the first person of color to hold … See more
Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president on Jan. 20, making her the first woman of color to hold the second highest office in the nation. Since Joe Biden's selection of Harris as … See more
Like the post says, Curtis was Hoover's vice president from 1929 to 1933. He was born in 1860 in Topeka, Kansas, to his white father and his mother, who was one … See more
The Conflicted Legacy of the First Vice President of Color
WEBJan 25, 2021 · The Conflicted Legacy of the First Vice President of Color. Vice President Charles Curtis, a member of the Kaw Nation who served …
Charles Curtis - Wikipedia
Curtis resigned from the House after he had been elected by the Kansas Legislature to the U.S. Senate seat that was left vacant by the resignation of Joseph R. Burton. Curtis served the remainder of his current term, which ended on March 4, 1907. (Popular election of U.S. senators had not yet been mandated by constitutional amendment.) At the same time, the legislature ele…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Preceded by: Charles G. Dawes
- Succeeded by: John Nance Garner
- President: Herbert Hoover
- Leader: Henry Cabot Lodge
Kamala Harris becomes first female, first black and first Asian ... - BBC
WEBJan 20, 2021 · Kamala Harris has made history as the first female, first black and first Asian-American US vice-president. She was sworn in just before Joe Biden took the oath of …
List of African-American United States presidential and vice ...
WEB48 rows · Kamala Harris became the first African American vice president of the United …
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See all 48 rows on en.wikipedia.orgYEAR NAME PARTY RUNNING MATE 2020 Kanye West NA Michelle Tidball 2020 Jade Simmons [16] Independent Claudeliah Roze [17] 2020 Ricki Sue King [15] Genealogy Know Your F… Dayna R. Chandler 2020 Princess Khadijah Jacob-Fambro [14] Unaffiliated Khadijah M. Jacob
Who Was Charles Curtis, the First Vice President of Color?
WEBJan 13, 2021 · HISTORY. Who Was Charles Curtis, the First Vice President of Color? A member of the Kaw Nation, Curtis served under Herbert Hoover, but he left a troubling …
Before Harris, This Vice President Broke a Racial Barrier
WEBBy Christine Hauser. Nov. 10, 2020. Kamala Harris broke gender and racial barriers this year as the first woman, first Black person and first person of Asian descent to be …
Charles Curtis: Native American was first vice president of color ...
WEBNov 12, 2020 · By Gillian Brockell. January 29, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Charles Curtis, center, and a Native American, right, in 1929. (Harris & Ewing Collection/Library of …
Kamala Harris Makes History as First Woman and …
WEBNov 7, 2020 · 416. A senator from California and a former prosecutor, Ms. Harris has a track record in breaking new ground. Now, she is the first woman, first Black person, and first person of Asian descent...
Kamala Harris makes history as first woman of colour …
WEBJan 21, 2021 · Harris was sworn in as the first female vice-president — and the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to hold the position — in front of the U.S. Capitol by Supreme Court...
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