Black presidents who represented on film and television

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Dennis Haysbert cut a memorable figure as president of the United States on the hit television show 24. But he was the not the first or last African-American to portray the leader of the free world. There have been many notable, sometimes comedic, attempts to portray a black president in the White House before and since the real thing happened. TheGrio takes a look at Hollywood’s version of a black presidency.

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