Claim: The first President of the United States was a “Moor” named John Hanson.
Claim: The first President of the United States was a “Moor” named John Hanson. Notes on Tumblr: 1,800+ Verdict: False It is true that a John Hanson served as President of the Continental Congress (though some have argued he was President of the United States, this is not a mainstream position). However, that Hanson was white. The photo depicts another John Hanson, a Liberian politican in the 1800s. The claim that John Hanson was black is a simple case of mistaken identity. The photograph should set off warning signs: photography was not invented until the 1800s. A multitude of sources debunk this myth, but I’ll link to a article discussing this mistaken identity in the Nation of Islam’s Final Call website. -- source link
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