Frederick Douglass - On June 23, 1888, abolitionist Frederick Douglass received 1 vote from the Kentucky delegation at the Republican convention in Chicago, effectively making him the 1st Black candidate to have his name placed in nomination for U.S. president. (Nomination went to Benjamin Harrison.)

8:51am PDT - June 23rd, 2022

On June 23, 1888, abolitionist Frederick Douglass received 1 vote from the Kentucky delegation at the Republican convention in Chicago, effectively making him the 1st Black candidate to have his name placed in nomination for U.S. president. (Nomination went to Benjamin Harrison.)

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