On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States and the first person of African ancestry to occupy the White House. We at BlackPast.org are paying tribute to this singularly important event in African American history through the Obama Page. From this central point visitors can find all information on or linked to BlackPast.org related to President Obama. As with all BlackPast.org features, this page will evolve as more resources are added.

The Official Website of the Obama Administration

Barack Obama: The Encyclopedia Profile

Michelle Obama: The Encyclopedia Profile

The Obama Presidential Campaign, 2008

The Significance of the Obama Victory

The Speeches of Barack Obama:

• Speech at the Democratic National Convention, Boston, July 27, 2004
• Speech on Race, Philadelphia, March 18, 2008
• Election Night Victory Speech, Chicago, Nov. 4, 2008
• Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C., January 20, 2009
• A New Beginning Between the United States and the Muslim World, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009 

• Oprah Winfrey
• Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
• Alabama Congressman Artur Davis
• Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty
  

Major Advisors:

• Valerie Jarrett
• Cassandra Quin Butts

African American Cabinet Members:

• Eric Holder, Attorney General
• Lisa Perez Jackson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Regina Marcia Benjamin, Surgeon General (Designee) of the United States
• Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative
• Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
  

• Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary, Housing and Urban Development
  

Predecessors: Previous African American Candidates for the Presidency:

• Shirley Chisholm, Democrat, 1972
• Jesse Jackson, Democrat, 1984, 1988
• Alan Keyes, Republican, 2000
• Carol Moseley Braun, Democrat, 2004
• Al Sharpton, Democrat, 2004

Controversy:

• Rev. Jeremiah Wright
• Rev. Wright's Sermon: Confusing God and Government, 2003
• U.S. Senator Roland Burris

Election Map

• Election Map of the United States, November 4, 2008: The Obama Victory

Books on Obama:

• Bibliography

The Obama Photo Gallery:

• Essence Magazine Photo Gallery
• The Chicago Tribune Photo Gallery
• America Online Photo Gallery
• The New Obama Team and New York Times Magazine photo gallery "Obama's Team
• Time Magazine
• Boston.com
• Flickr - Barack Obama on Election Night
• Rolling Stone Magazine
• Youtube - 2008 Newspaper Covers and Huffington Post
• Flickr - Inauguration Festivities

Miscellany:

• Inauguration Invitation 
• The Barack Obama Website
• Barack Obama's Open Letter to His Daughters, Malia and Sasha, January 18, 2009
• "Renew America Together" Volunteer Service Initiative 
• Barack Obama's Call to Service: One Woman Responds