The Obama Essays: Susan Porter

 

Published: January 16, 2009

The day of the election was a wonderful, historic day. After watching several newscasts and celebrating with friends, I wrote my thoughts about what that day meant to me. As the daughter of an Oklahoma civil rights leader, I have so many thoughts and emotions that still reside in me today. I wrote this at 12:37 am after the election:

AMERICA HAS SPOKEN! Barack Obama has been elected as the 44th President of the U...


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