Is there a black president on the two dollar bill?

Answer 1

There is no black man on the 2 dollar bill. John Hanson, The first President of The Continental Congress of America, was not black. He was WHITE and had English ancestry. The black John Hanson was the Liberian Senator almost 100 years later. The claim the first president was black is simply false. The picture depicted on the back of the 2 dollar bill has no black men on it. The gentleman seated often mistaken for a black man is John Morris, a key signer of the Declaration of Independence.

An urban legend has grown up about a black person being depicted on the back of the US $2 bill. One of the signers was John Hanson, who according to some reports was of mixed ancestry but was of European descent.

The legend is abetted by the fact that part of the original painting is shaded. As a result the engraving has heavier ink in that section which gives one of the signers a slightly African-American appearance.

Answer 2

The black man on the back of the two dollar bill is no other than the most honorable Prince Hall. A freed black man who chartered the first African Masonic Lodge #459

CorrectionThe current US $2 bill shows a vignette of Trumbull's painting of the presentation of the Declaration of Independence. According to the official US publication "Art of the Capitol", Prince Hall is NOT depicted in the painting.

Answer 3

An urban legend has grown up about a black person being depicted on the back of the US $2 bill. In reality the painting only depicts men of European descent, because at the time the founding fathers didn't permit even black freemen to participate in the politics of independence. Part of the painting is shaded, and as a result the engraving has heavier ink in that section which gives one of the signers a slightly African-American appearance.

Answer 4

Nope, just Thomas Jefferson