[Free Beacon] What happened: Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Monday.
What it means: Scott is a historic candidate. He would be the first black president in American history, and the first president of color whose ancestors were brought to the United States as slaves.
• The senator's backstory is probably the most inspiring of any U.S. politician. Raised in poverty by a single mother who worked 16-hour days to support her family, Scott achieved political success in a former Confederate state before becoming the first black politician to represent a southern state in the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction.
Context: Barack Obama, the Netflix producer and former president of the United States, was born to a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya. He was the first mixed-race president in American history. |