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For 103-year-old Oklahoman, Obama's election was worth the wait

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BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: November 10, 2008
photo - A Braves baseball and a cross are on display on a shelf in the bedroom of Oklahoma City resident Robert Jones. Baseball and his faith are things he says he holds dear. PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND, THE OKLAHOMAN
A Braves baseball and a cross are on display on a shelf in the bedroom of Oklahoma City resident Robert Jones. Baseball and his faith are things he says he holds dear. PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND, THE OKLAHOMAN

Robert Jones saw something Tuesday night he’d never thought possible. The 103-year-old — a lifelong voter, a grandson of slaves — saw a black man elected president.

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