Aug 28 2008
Living in History
We don’t often appreciate history as it happens. Last night the Democrats nominated a man for President. Not a big deal… they have done it every 4 years for a hundred years. But this man is black.
45 years ago today (August 28), another black man, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke in front of hundreds of thousands of people in Washington, D.C. His “I have a dream…” speech has become a part of our American history. Both men claim roots in Africa. These two are like bookends… and not. Beginnings happened long before and future endings stretch far ahead. But today… is history in the making.
How far we have come. How far we still have to go. I’m going to appreciate the moment as it becomes history.
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I have hope in a way I haven’t for a long-time.
I’m old enough to remember watching on TV as fire hoses and police dogs were used on civil rights marchers in the south and to remember the shocking news of little girls dying in a church bombing. America has come a long, long way. Let us hope we’ve come far enough for this man to become President.