If not the first, definitely one of them, and one of the most advanced in terms of its effect on people's perception of world history.
At some point it was decided that the emotional cravings of Black Americans were more important than all historical evidence.
The funniest thing is that Cleopatra was a fucking failure. A degenerate layabout sitting a in palace quite literally sucking Roman cock to live, while her country, an utter shadow of its former self, falls apart around her. 3,300 years of Pharaonic tradition ends with her embarassing reign.
It would honestly look better for Blacks if the whole world though she was a Blonde-Haired, Blue-Eyed nordic, never mind the actual reality of some Greek bitch with a massive hook nose.