I helped to make History!! We Did it America!!!

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS ACCEPTED AND AGREED WITH IT'S VOICE OF REASON. ALL WE WANTED WAS A CHANCE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING IT TO US!

If you all haven't realized it yet, I am an African American who voted for President (it feels good to say this) Obama. Not because of the color of his skin, but because of the topics that he focused upon and last night at 11:06 pm I realized that this was realy happening. A nation of people that, at one point in time, didn't believe that blacks had the mental capability to take care of themselves in their own land, allowed us to prove that not only could we take care of ourselves, but if given the chance, we could take care of others too!

We as a nation elected our first African American president. This is still a little surreal to me, but I have been in a state of euphoria since he won the whole New England region. Last night I cried tears of joy because, for once, I actually believed that my children would have an even better chance at life than I did. I cried because my grandmother cried and said that she never thought she'd see this in her lifetime; because my mother, who was born in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, finally believed that what others fought for was worth it; I cried because the man I love had a look of peace and determination in his eyes that I had never seen before and because I knew that the man I miss was in heaven praising God for sending the blessing that would cover all the generations he left behind.

As we, the Obama supporters (of all ethnicities) of Winthrop University, marched from our dorms to the major meeting places on campus all you could hear was Obama chants, people crying, and some even singing "We Shall Overcome". And as I followed the crowd, thanking God the whole way, I realized that Barack Obama is my generations form of MLK, Jr. and JFK combined. He had accomplished what so many others fought and died for, UNITY.

Now, although there are still some who still aren't as open minded as we'd like, and can't see past the color of his skin, we are all still "One nation, under God" we can make a difference as long as we keep the faith, continue to reach for our hopes and dreams and know that change isn't always a negative thing.

America, let's put the past behind us and know that brighter days are coming. Change is here, are you going to accept it? I sure have...