A Step Closer to the Promised Land
by KevinAugust 27th, 2008
My father grew up in a country where African Americans were, by law, forced into separate and unequal lives. They were lynched, cheated, driven from homes, kept from jobs, denied their rights, and abused by te justice system. They lived as refugees in their own nation. Today, an African American was nominated for the Presidency of the United States by one of the two major political parties. Today we are reminded that the world as it is does not need to be accepted, that the good guys do not always lose and that we can make things better.
This is not the end of the fight for equality. This is not the promised land. But it is a step, a large step, closer. On most days I settle for the Democratic party because of the way our political institutions force that choice upon me. But tonight, tonight I am deeply proud to be a Democrat.
