Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Close to Home

The same man who kissed an African American woman in an "all white diner" in 1968 to show the ignorant customers and diner employees that they too should be served, is also my dad. My dad, living strong at 58 years old and also my fellow democrat, really gave me some insightful thoughts on the Obama victory. When I was talking on the phone with my dad he really opened up about what this latest presidential election meant to him. "Obama winning this election really hit close to home and was really emotional for me." It is crazy to think that my dad lived in that time when equality and integration were frowned upon. For someone to grow up in a time where African American's couldn't eat at the same restaurants, attend the same schools, or even use the same drinking fountains, and then watch President Barack Obama win the presidential election really was a life changing experience. I really respect my dad for being one of those people who stood up for what he believed in and always fought for the rights of others.

In class when we were discussing the civil rights movement and the inequality of how people were treated I knew I wanted to discuss this in my blog. From the beginning, I had strong admiration for President Obama and was happy to see this history in the making.

Here is a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe751kMBwms

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