No he wasn't. Context is still everything. We have not had a "Black" President.. meaning.. President acting on behalf of black people.. and we never will.. because America is not just "Black".. and the President's job has to do with maintaining the status quo... for all people.. from Politicians to Prisoners.. and all of those people.. will be in the same position they were when each President comes.. and goes.. Barrack Obama included.. it has nothing to do with his heart.. or his intentions.. it has to do... specifically.. with the design and function of the Office of the President of the United States of America..