What a happy day this is!
As I drove home last night from rehearsal, about ten minutes after Sen. McCain had conceded the race, I could hear shouts and cheering all around me. I stood on my porch and listened for a while, then went in, turned on the TV, sat on the futon with Amy, and watched President Elect Obama's speech.
It struck both of us that when we were small children, African Americans could not attend the same schools as white children. We visited places on family vacations where we could not all drink from the same water fountain or use the same public rest rooms. And now there is an African American elected by the people to lead the nation.
It really is a new day.
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