1/20/2009
So today was Inauguration Day. Inauguration of our first president who is a person of color. So far one out of forty four US presidents has not been white. We briefly discussed the minority make up of the senators throughout the years in class this evening, so I decided to do a little research:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/minority_senators.htm
There have been six African American senators, five Asian American senators (all from Hawaii except one), six Hispanic senators, and three Native American senators. This is such a sad number considering there have been about, what 2000 senators in US history?
Anyway, I watched the Inauguration speech today, and I thought it was just so moving. The camera panned the crowd and the crowd was so emotional - the mixture between the emotions running through the crowd and the words President Obama was saying were so moving that I actually started to tear up. Maybe it was just since I'm more aware of race now than I ever have been before, but I noticed many people of color in the crowd. Not just Blacks, but all races - Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, White... Obama really spoke a lot about inclusion and "bringing everyone to the table." It really seems like he has a very diverse group of supporters, and I think this is the first step toward something great in our country. I think America has made a huge step against racism in electing a man of color to be the leader of our country.
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