[lbo-talk] Barack Obama

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Jul 29 13:18:40 PDT 2004


Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


>So, it is safe to say that Obama wanted to send a not-so-subtle
>message that he embodies in his biracial person and background a
>longing for race-less America, and it won't be surprising if such a
>message is more pleasing and reassuring than those of older
>generations of Black politicians.

Like who, MLK?


>I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out
>the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be
>self-evident that all men are created equal.
>
>I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of
>former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to
>sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
>
>I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state
>sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of
>oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
>
>I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a
>nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but
>by the content of their character. I have a dream today!
>
>I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious
>racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words
>of interposition and nullification; one day right down in Alabama
>little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with
>little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a
>dream today!



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