I,too, was young and had many of the same reactions at the March on Washington, as you. The difference was I was a young, black woman. The peace, optimism and willingness of black, white, old and young to work together for change filled me with a hope that never left me. Through all the assassinations, appalling governmental corruption, and insidious white backlash peeling back the advances one by one, I believed in The Dream. I am no longer young, but when Barack Obama became a candidate for president, a man of such character and vision, I contacted our local Obama headquarters to volunteer. And I knew I had to be there at the inauguration. To stand there on the Mall as I did 46 years ago to bear witness to the reality of our first African-American president.
1 comment:
I,too, was young and had many of the same reactions at the March on Washington, as you. The difference was I was a young, black woman. The peace, optimism and willingness of black, white, old and young to work together for change filled me with a hope that never left me. Through all the assassinations, appalling governmental corruption, and insidious white backlash peeling back the advances one by one, I believed in The Dream. I am no longer young, but when Barack Obama became a candidate for president, a man of such character and vision, I contacted our local Obama headquarters to volunteer. And I knew I had to be there at the inauguration. To stand there on the Mall as I did 46 years ago to bear witness to the reality of our first African-American president.
Post a Comment