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By: links for 2008-11-07 « Amy G. Dala

links for 2008-11-07 « Amy G. Dala — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:03:08 +0000

[...] Thank You | Oliver Willis (tags: usa politics race) [...]

By: Rebecca11222

Rebecca11222 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:10:51 +0000

Just when I thought I would stop bawling like a baby…

Thank you, Oliver.

PS: Andre Torrez & I miss you.

-R

By: SallyHMutant

SallyHMutant — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:03:05 +0000

Mark D., thank you, too.

By: Mark Denbeaux

Mark Denbeaux — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:46:04 +0000

I am 65 years old. I was in Selma in March 1965. I never beleived that this day would come. Who would I have to contact for copies of those pictures?

By: Bijan C. Bayne

Bijan C. Bayne — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:52:48 +0000

LaShawn Barber has the sense of history of a sand flea. Even the fiscal conservatives acknowledge the pyscho-social effect a biracial chief exec could have on “Black” American children.

By: SallyMutant

SallyMutant — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:45:05 +0000

I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Somebody keeps telling me “don’t hang around”
It’s been a long, a long time coming, but I know
A change is gonna come oh yes it will.

To: Sam Cooke, Heaven
Oh, YES IT DID!

By: mapa de africa

mapa de africa — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:16:03 +0000

Hey Oliver,

Thanks for posting those pictures… I think some people truly forget where this country was just 40 or 50 years ago. Last night was the beginning of a new era.

Hopefully, the world will now view us in a different light, and we can stop being “Arrogant Americans” and actually have other countries identify with our leaders!

Very historic day, very great day. Like McCain said, the people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly.

I like the other post you had, where the man shouted “Abraham, JFK, Obama!”.

By: freD

freD — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:03:24 +0000

Pretty cool to be able to experience all that history right in your own backyard. Racism always had some roots in ‘yahoo economics’, and now a highly qualified black man will be instrumental in sweeping the YOYO economic yahoos out of DC.

For some reason I’ve had a perverse interest in the reactions of the opposition – what’s it like to be on the wrong side of history? Condi seemed genuinely pleased. But LaShawn Barber is still evangelical-wingnutty.

By: anotherbozo

anotherbozo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:42:05 +0000

Yes, thanks Oliver, for all your coverage, and these photos are just another plus. But also thanks to some of the best/smartest commentary, by the regulars here.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:38:56 +0000

Thank you. Great post. Thanks for being there everyday. Keep up the good work. What a wonderful day!

By: Obama: On The Shoulders of Giants « POP CULTURE

Obama: On The Shoulders of Giants « POP CULTURE — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:30:22 +0000

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By: Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle

Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:29:29 +0000

metricpenny:
Bingo!! I’m amazed that Indiana went blue at least in the Presidential race.

By: jr

jr — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:20:05 +0000

Excellent collage

By: metricpenny

metricpenny — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:04:42 +0000

Oliver, I echo your sentiment. It is always in my heart, especially when elections are held.

We are forever in debt to those depicted in the photos you posted, and the unseen other millions of Americans, who took up the struggle for our civil and voting rights. It is why I vote.

This is the future of that past. Free at last! Free at last!

By: cazart

cazart — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:46:01 +0000

Yes. Thank you.

By: The Boomer Chronicles » Blog Archive » What’s It Like to be Black in America on Nov. 5, 2008

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:37:42 +0000

[...] Willis thanks the black activists of the past for laying the groundwork for the Obama [...]

By: fafaroo

fafaroo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:50:30 +0000

Thank you for this post, Oliver. A poignant reminder.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:38:16 +0000

Last night, the image that was most profound to me was seeing Rev. Jessie Jackson crying. Then hearing the AA leaders talking about how this election will take some time to sink in. The NO you can not do that is still embedded in the minds of African-Americans. As a Navy brat I grew up all over this nation and overseas but I remember living in Jax Beach FL until I was 9 years old. The separation was not spoken between everyone but we played with only whites and I did not question why. I was not raised to think about race division and talk hate but each side stayed separated. At 9 I moved to VT, a State that has a very small AA population but very tolerant to race. It helped me see the hidden racism that was present as I grew up. I have raised my children to view that all Americans are created equal and not to judge anyone by the color of their skin. There is still more work to be done. I am proud to say I was a part of this history and a part of the first blue State, I am more proud to say the Obama is my President.

By: Mac G

Mac G — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:36:52 +0000

Powerful photos Oliver. Great Stuff

By: johnnymags

johnnymags — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:12:03 +0000

There was a hand made poster at an Obama party last night here in NY that sums it up

Rosa sat, so that

Martin could walk, so that

Barack could run, so that

Our children could fly.