It aimed to give African Americans the same citizenship rights that whites took for granted. It was a war waged on many fronts. In the 1960s it achieved impressive judicial and legislative victories against discrimination in public accommodations and voting.
The first President of the United States of America (note the capitals) was George Washington. Article II of the United States Constitution states that: The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.
President of the United States. The President of the United States is the head of state of the U.S., the chief executive of the federal government, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The United States was the first nation to create the office of President as the head of state in a modern republic.