Civil Rights and the Obama Presidency
They paved the way for Barack Obama's historic Inauguration, to be held just one day after the nation's annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Seven icons of the civil rights movement reflect on their progress and setbacks, the meaning of Jan. 20 to African Americans and what King would make of the country Obama will soon lead
My performance? Oh boy, what an honor. It's all but overwhelming. I think that most people — not just African Americans — are looking and hoping for some kind of change in America, having to do with all of the critical issues that [Obama] and his Administration are going to have to address, like foreclosure, the economy [and] crime. But I think they're going to be highly successful. You have such an intelligent, high-level-IQ group of people. Whatever can be done is going to be done. I believe that.
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