(…)-Many People keep on thinking that (Barack OBama) was the « First Black President » to run for Presidency in (USA but the American History can recall the fact that he was the third!In (1972)(Shirley Chisholm) ran for Presidency in (USA) and (68 Years earlier) in (1904),(George Edwin Taylor) , an African American Journalist was the first Black to run for for Presdidency in american History !
-(« Reminder of Facts):(« In Collaboration with Face 2 to Face Africa »)(The Intro and Conclusion are from our Staff(Media Mirror) in (Paris)-(« Image »: »George Edwin Taylor »)-(first african amrican to run for Presidency in (America)in (1904) against (Theodoro Roosevelt)
-For one reason or the other, the name (Georges Edwins Taylor) does not come to the minds of many when highlighting the many african americans who broke boundaries and made History across several fields and industries.
-(FACT 1):In Politics, (SHIRLEY CHISHOLM) is regarded and celebrated as the First African American to run for the Presidency in (1972) in the (USA) in the (USA), however (68) Years earlier (Georges Edwin Taylor) made the First attempt in (1904).He ran for the office of President of the United States of America against (Theodoro Roosevelt) as the Candidate for the National Negro Liberty Party.Unfortunately, he run into severe difficulties with the american Government and social systems that gave him a hard time to even campaign or solicit for votes.Many described his run as unrealistic and over ambitious, nevertheless, (Mr Taylor) and his Party established the fact that African Americans were more than ready to attain equal recognition in what had become his Homeland!
-The National Negro Party established that if given the opportunity to serve in (America), their Priorities, included government ownership and control of all public carriers to ensure equal accomodations for all citizens, federal protection of the rights of all citizens, anti-lynching laws additional black regiments in the (US) army, federal pensions for all former slaves, as well as, home rule the district of Columbia.These were also the grounds of (George Taylor’s campaign.
-(FACT 2):(« Unfortunately, (George Taylor) did not get the proper support from his party which had promised to assign (3000) to support his campaign and candidacy, because they were unable to recruit willing and confident me.Newspapers and Media houses which were white-owned refused to support and report about his running.
-(FACT 3):(« At the time, (George Taylor) was running for the Presidency, (African American men) had been given the right to vote thanks to the (15th) amendment of (1870), but that did not have any impact on Voter turn out.For one, only the Blacks that found themselves in the upper class could have the confidence to vote or partake in Politics.Secondly, the state Law gave (Taylor) and his Party a hard time as it kept the Party from listing Candidates officially on election ballots.Taylor’s name was not added to any sttate ballot.The votes he received were not recorded in states record , according to the (NPR), he recorded about (2000) votes!
-(« It’s clear the american racist system at that time boycoted him and brought him down by any means possible on discrimination grounds, in a so called puritan nation!(George Edwin Taylor) paid the Price of his color and african origin!