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American History

Will Nielsen
August 28th, 2008
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Whether your voting for Barack Obama or not, the fact that America is at a place where she can nominate a Black man for presidential candidacy seems to indicate the sort of progress by which all Americans can be encouraged.

“What you see happening here tonight is the down payment of the fulfillment of dream of Martin Luther King,” he said. “Just a few short years ago in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, many people of color could not even register to vote and now, these people are voting for an African-American.”

“It was an amazing moment — not for African-Americans — for Americans,” CNN contributor Roland Martin said.

Read the full article at CNN.

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