Hope Wins!

We elected a new President on Tuesday. He is a Black man. For the first time ever, the United States of America has elected someone other than a White, Anglo-Saxon as President of the United States. This speaks volumes about the progress our country has made during my lifetime.

There are people alive today who can remember not being able to vote because of blocked polling places, literacy tests which no one could hope to pass, and numerous obstacles placed in their path for the sole purpose of preventing them from exercising their rights as American citizens. On November 4, 2008, these same people saw a Black man elected to the Presidency.

The feelings of joy and hope in the air are palpable. There is a renewed sense of purpose and promise. The Dream of Dr. King hovers before our consciousness, and the days of Camelot are remembered.

So many of Obama’s supporters were the young, new voters. They were a part of the process, and now it seems, they also want to be a part of the solution to the many problems our country faces.

Will we see a renewal of the surge of volunteerism that so marked the early 60’s, where people truly seemed to care about those less fortunate? Oh I hope so! I can’t begin to express the feelings I have and the joy I feel as this new era dawns.

I am blessed to have lived long enough to see this day happen.

God Bless America!