YES WE DID!!!
Our neighborhood erupted in celebration as did the rest of America!! I was overcome with such emotion, it really surprised me. Maybe it is the idea of progress. Maybe it is the idea of equality among men. Maybe it is the FACT that our son, Jackson, will now grow up in a world where he knows now boundaries, that anything is possible. As a mother, nothing made me happier at that moment.
It took us nearly 3 hours to vote yesterday morning, but it was well worth the wait and experience. I have a horrible head cold right now and I am sure I managed the whole voting event on pure adrenaline! It was a day Anthony and I will never forget and will pass on to our son as he will be directly affected by the outcome of events of the day.
Dr. Henry Louis Gates wrote a great article that states what I feel so much more eloquently than I ever could. http://http//www.theroot.com/id/48731?GT1=38002 Thank you to all of you who made this day possible...those of older generations who struggled through the Civil Rights movement and those of today with hope for a change. Thank you, not only for me and my family, but for the future generations to come.
Enjoy!
~crystal
1 comment:
Were you able to get a paper to save for Jackson? When he is 8 and Obama has left office - it might be nice to remember when it all began. . .
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