In my lifetime, we have gone from the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the riots that followed, lamenting what many saw as the death of a dream...
To today.
Today we lived the dream.
Our 44th president was judged not by the color of his skin, but the content of his character. Black and white stood side by side and celebrated a peaceful transfer of power.
A man who is the product of an interracial marriage, who was born at a time when interracial marriage was illegal in many states, took the Oath of Office of our Presidency.
My eyes have been filled with tears and my heart has been singing.
Today, I am PROUD. Proud that we have looked beyond color. Proud that we have transferred power 34 times without a coup or a riot. Proud that we will stand together in the face of much uncertainty in our future and show the world and each other the true measure of our strength.
How far we have come in just one generation. How far indeed.
Let freedom ring.
3 comments:
I was going to write this very post. You did it for me. Thank you. It was a good day, huh?
Lovely. My thoughts are still percolating. It was a very good day.
I cannot take my eyes off of CNN. Honestly, I love him like I imagine everyone loved JFK. I am just glued to them dancing at the various balls.
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