Wednesday, June 4, 2008

...and wonders never cease.

I think it's more historic for a black man to be nominated for president of the United States than it would be for a woman to accomplish that feat. Over the course of this nation's history, black people have had to come much farther than women. Think of it. They've had to come out of slavery. Out of the Jim Crow south. Women haven't had an easy time of it either. They've been discriminated against. Still are, in so many ways. White men have been favored since the founding of the U.S. Yes, that's been a blemish on American society. But it's changing. A black man could be elected president. In November. Amazing. That's progress. Starting to make me proud to be an American. Next thing you know, even a woman will become president. Give it time...and wonders never cease. --Jim Broede

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