Having a different skin color back in the day stopped colored people from doing anything political back in the day. Except this colored person didn't let anything stop him from achieving his goals. George Edwin Taylor was the first African American to run for president in 1904. The way he looked only stopped him from doing certain achievements. For example, His skin color stopped the Republican Party and Democratic Party from viewing him as a candidate for Presidency. Maybe it was not only because of his skin color but it was because he was the son of a slave. If he was born from a wealthy white man and a black woman would he be considered?
The answer to that question is insoluble. He would still technically be colored but he may get different privileges since he is born from a wealthy family. However, when it comes to him being born from a slave he for sure is denied by society from His courage allowed him to persevere when it came to everyone doubting him. Taylor's persistence in running a campaign while being black got him denied from both Political parties.
Despite the rejection, He started his own Political Party and began his campaign. His political party was called the National Negro Civil Party. Of course, was to get votes from the states that had sizeable black populations. Sadly, this plan didn't work but it was still a great accomplishment to make it that far as an African Americans. It showed how serious George was and how persistent he was even when he was seen as a joke.
Maybe if he was in today's age; fighting for equality and running for president with his own party. He would be taken seriously for him to get past 100,000 votes. He still attended Civil Rights acts after his election but now he was known for what he attempted during the 1904 election.
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