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RedditOn November 4, the voters gave a resounding, nearly deafening answer to the needling question of pundits who have spent the past two years asking, Is America ready for a black President?
Yes, it is.
Of course, it is possible to overstate the significance of this moment for the condition of black Americans. But it is not possible to overstate its sweetness--and the pure, unadulterated joy that has come from tasting it. The satisfaction is all the greater because three states of the former Confederacy--its erstwhile capital, Virginia, Florida and, it appears, North Carolina--will give their electoral votes to a black man. The word "union" seems stronger and more apt than ever.
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