The First Black President

The first black president got elected last night. This is a special day. Three hundred years ago, we called black people property. We went to Africa, put them in chains, and drug them to America to sell them as property. Two hundred forty years ago, we finally passed an amendment to the constitution that called them people. We set them free, but they were about two hundred years behind in a free market system.

Less than fifty years ago, black people weren’t allowed to sit at the same lunch counter with me. ‘Science’ called them dumber, less evolved, and underdeveloped.

We called them property, we called them second-class citizens, we called them less evolved. Tonight, we call one of them president-elect and, in January, we will call him Mr. President.

There were good reasons to vote either way in this election. I really think both Obama and McCain are Spirit-filled, intelligent men with the best interests of America at heart. No matter how we voted, we must save the rhetoric about how this is a sign of the degeneration of morals in America. Three hundred years ago, black people were property for sale. Today, one will be president. At least in one area, we have made progress.