Welcome to a new era

Welcome to a new era ladies and gentlemen. In 1795 african american slaves helped build the white house. Twelve of our earlier presidents at one point in time owned slaves, eight of whom owned them while in office. In 1954 the supreme court ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional. In 1964 President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act which prohibited discrimination of all kinds. 45 years later, Barack Obama stood upon a building that was once built by slaves, and was sworn in as the President of the United States. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new era.



Although we have come a long way from 1795 to 2009, the election of 2009 was not about race, but about change. Not change in the sense that after 43 white men our 44th is black, although that is change, but change in the direction that this country is headed. We once again want to be a country of peace, a country that helps other nations, a country that helps our citizens, a country that leads and sets an example for the rest of the world in technology, energy, education, etc.. As Obama said in his inauguration speech, we want to be a country of hope instead of fear. Welcome to a new era.

January 20th, 2009 will be a day that we will never forget.