Michael wrote:Did the fat lady finally sing? For realz??
Steve James wrote:Well, imo, it's the U.S. that has made history. It's not about him winning the presidency; it's about a major party accepting him as its representative to the nation.
I wrote about this in my department newsletter last year. But, last night may have marked the end of the perception of African American history as something separate from US history. His story, win or lose, is an historical moment that will be noted in all history books. It will be impossible to remove the Obama candidacy from the historical context of, for ex., that this year marks the 200th anniversary of the end of the US's participation in the African slave trade. And, when/if Obama accepts the party nomination in August's convention, it will be on the very day that 45 years earlier MLK made his "I Have a Dream" speech.
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