Thursday, November 6, 2008
Ann Nixon Cooper
In his victory speech Tuesday night President-elect Obama "introduced the world" to Ann Nixon Cooper, "a woman who 'was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons--because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.'" As this story notes, Ms. Cooper was friends with W.E.B. Du Bois, John Hope Frankin, and Benjamin E. Mays. In her words: "I feel nothing but relief that things have changed as much as they have. After awhile, we will all be one. That's what I look forward to."
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So many of our ancestors have missed this historical day. Who would have thought that we would have a Black President. President Obama!!!Ms. Cooper is a popular women who have witnessed history, and who have experienced history of a different level. I feel like a true American now. I feel prouder of being who I am. Everything thing must change, nothing really stays the same. Today, is a new change for a new beginning., lets all get together and bond as one, and make this an awsome world to live in. Lets' end racisim. I look forward into seeing the next Black President.....and continuing making this world better through the eyes of the next generation.
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