Frank Beckwith: First Black to Run as a Candidate for President of the U.S. in a Major Party Primary

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Frank Beckwith: First Black to Run as a Candidate for President of the U.S. in a Major Party Primary

In 1960, Frank Beckwith, a black Indianapolis lawyer and judge, became the first African-American to run as a candidate for president of the United States in a major party primary. Beckwith ran against Richard Nixon in the Indiana Republican primary, getting 20,000 votes. Beckwith was born in 1904 to former slaves. He graduated from Arsenal […]

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