Wednesday, November 05, 2008

history

bill rappleye

the floor of the ballroom at the biltmore is crammed with voters…young voters.  who have only read about the civil rights struggle in history books.  but the pandemonium that broke out when obama was called the winner of the presidential race would have been appropriate for those who endured waterhoses, attack dogs, and jim crow laws in their fight for equal rights for all americans.  these kids believe, as fervently as if they’d personally ridden the freedom busses to the south in the ‘60’s.  one veteran of those rides told me tonight…now the work begins.  now america has a chance to fulfill its promise.  history was made tonight by people who might not even know what they’ve accomplished.  it’s up to them, as much as it is to the president elect, to make that history positive.