At the NAACP Convention in Cincinnati, where Barack Obama is slated to speak tomorrow, chairman Julian Bond cautioned Americans against thinking that the candidate's success marked the end of our countries racial problems, although he granted that it is a "high point."
"We know that Obama's electoral success — even if he should win the ultimate prize — won't signal an end to racial discrimination, but it does mark the high point of an interracial movement that dates back to the Underground Railroad," Bond said, referring to Cincinnati's historical role in helping fleeing slaves reach freedom.
[MSNBC]
I agree. This brings to mind a white co-worker who, after Obama unofficially got the Dem nom, remarked to me something about MLK Jr's dream being fulfilled.
*blank stare*
I can't imagine anyone in their right mind thinking this would be the end all be all of racism. And yet, it is a momentous time.
cosign Summer.