world looks america, but also the way we look at ourselves. he was electric throughout the world. when you looked in that audience and you saw people with tears in their eyes, you knew this was more than just an ordinary election. the night he won was the biggest moment as a nation. it was a tearjerker. it was both the joy of the moment and the journey. the journey really began in the 17th century when the first african slaves were brought into virginia, and then the 19th century brought the first blow to justice, the american civil war ending slavery. in the mid-20th century, the struggle for american rights brought african-americans an equality under the law. now 45 years after martin luther king s march on washington, full equality was one step closer to reality. for those who had devoted their lives to this cause, the moment was bittersweet.
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