By "we" I mean America, not just Obama supporters. By "it" I mean elected an African- American president. Will that put to rest some ideas about the USA and racism? I think so. Does it mean the end of racism? Not by a long-shot.
The best part of this, from a race angle, is that the Obama campaign never felt like a novelty act. Lots of people may have supported him in part through racial identification, sure, but I never got the sense that people opposed Obama for the color of his skin. In fact it was ironic that the far-right fringe preferred to call him an Arab terrorist (cuckooo!)
Hopefully the "fist black president" headlines will fade soon. That’s the best sign of progress to my mind.
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