Who wept on election night?
Some black commentators
Why?
thrilled with witnessing the election of our first black president
Who was elected?
Obama
Who lost?
Sen. John McCain
Why were some people skeptical?
racial progress
How long had it been since the Civil Rights Act was passed?
45 years
What did the newspaper declare?
"for the first time in human history, a largely white nation has elected a black man to be its paramount leader."
What did Obama's victory offer?
possibility that the scars of America's racial legacy were healed or, at least, that they were less raw
Who was dubious?
many black citizens
Why?
victory represented the destruction of any particular racial barrier.
Who wrote the article?
unknown