Our nations first African American President-the shifting change in american history story by August H Mallory

This is the year 2009, and the date is january 19, 2009 and on this day we celebrate the legacy of a brave and courageous man. who fought for the civil rights of every american. I am speaking of none other than the the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr. the Atlanta minister who led a campaign to force the nation to share its bill of rights with all citizens. and as we celebrate this day, we will also look forward to the next day as america swears in the 44th president of the united states. who by the way happens to be america's first african american. this is a day that many people thought that they would never ever see in their lifetime. and if Dr King could be here today. he would be very proud of his work. he fought for equal rights, and economic justice for the american people. former senator Barack Obama from Illinois decided to pick up the torch and run for president of the united states. his first endorsement made by TV celebrity Oprah Winfrey, and other political figures there after, Barack Obama ran neck and neck with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, but it was wasn't long before many people begin to realize that she just wasn't meant to be president of the united states. and so it narrowed down to Obama and John McCain of arizona. it was a long and vicious campaign for the white house. John McCain a decorated war hero who was taken prisoner during his service in vietnam, having his aircraft shot down over hanoi, vietnam and came home to later serve in the U.S.Senate Mr McCains dream was to serve as president of the united states, and even though he was in fact well qualified to be president it was changing times that set him back from the office of the presidency. the american people wanted a more younger and diverse presidency and they found that in Barack Obama. on January 20, 2009 president elect Barack Obama will become president Barack Obama at Noon in washington dc. Obama's chance to be come president became even greater when he was endorsed by former secretary of state colin powell former military general who was appointed as the head of the joint chiefs of staff during the reagan administration. and later appointed secretary of state by the bush administration. Mr powell's endorsement of Barack Obama pushed Obama far ahead of John McCain in the running. during the election Obama gained so many points ahead of McCain that McCain conceded and congratulated Obama on his win. it was the young people of america who placed Obama in the lead to become the 44th president of the united states. it is my hope and my prayer that Barack Obama will service the needs of the people and not for himself. far too many presidents have gotten far too involved in corruption and scandals that placed extreme damage to our country. Richard Nixon truly hurt the country by getting involved with watergate. I wish barack obama all the best, but I only ask Mr President that you keep your hands clean, the GOP is watching you. and they are waiting for you to make that one mistake. do not let them win.