What we missed out on: A Forgotten Candidate

A man that had been forgotten throughout the presidential history, he was probably the best candidate for the United States. He did what every American wants to do; follow the American Dream. He starts out poor and as an orphan, but ends up as a highly ranked official in many organizations, and even running as a competitor for the presidency. His name is George Edwin Taylor.

He never had the easiest childhood. His mother died in his earlier years, and his father wasn’t around. He grew up around Iowa as a “born leader”. He never graduated from school, which was common for that time. After school however, he became a newspaper reporter, and eventually became an editor for the La Crosse Evening Star.

He was born in the year of 1857 in Little Rock, Arkansas. From 1891 to 1910, he lived in Oskaloosa and Ottumwa, Iowa, where he published a magazine called the Negro Solicitor. Taylor became a very influential leader for many organizations. He acted as president of the National Colored Men’s Protective Association (NCMPA), the National Negro Democratic League (NNDL), and many other African-American organizations.


In 1904, he ran for the presidency against Theodore Roosevelt. He lost by an overwhelming margin, but he made history, by becoming the first black presidential candidate in United States history. From 1910 to 1925, he lived actively in Jacksonville, Florida, where he died on December 23, 1925.

https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/12/01/455267676/a-forgotten-presidential-candidate-from-1904

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/taylor-george-edwin-1857-1925-2/

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