Presidential Election Response

How can the election of Barack Obama be perceived as an act of protest? Against what? For whom?

Barack Obama’s victory can be perceived as an act of protest. Him winning the presidential election is a historic moment. He is the first African American president of the United States of America. He represents change and progress. One hundred years ago this would have never happened. African Americans barely had rights and they definitely weren’t holding any positions in power. This shows that the citizens of our country have the great ability to learn and change our ways. Having an African American president is a great step towards better racial equality. It shows that we can look past the color of one’s skin and judge them by their character. This protest is against all those who said it wasn’t possible, who ever judged a person by the color of their skin or their ethnic background and looked down at that person because of it. This act of protest though is not done by just African Americans or minorities; it done by our whole country. Blacks, whites, Asians, Indians, and everyone else who took part in this election made a statement of protest. As a nation we voted and we voted in favor of Barack Obama. The democracy has spoken, and now the rest of the world will see the protest and look to the United States to take back the leadership and prove that we are more than racist, self-centered pigs. We have made a protest against racism, against discrimination, for equality, for change, and as Barack Obama would say, for a new hope.