President Barack Obama — Ushering in a new Renaissance
I believe that this historical event might usher in a new renaissance but it depends on how the American citizens rate President Obama's performance during his administration. The reason I believe that this might usher in a new renaissance is that his performance will show the country that race should not be gauged for the qualities of a good leader. Upon reading Alain Locke's The New Negro you see comparisons today to during that time period (1925) of the evolutionary thinking of the black man in today's society. This milestone event allows us now to truly believe that we can accomplish anything as long as we perform hard work and stay focused. The African American race is very proud now of President Obama like they were back then of the great artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Also there is a reetrospective of the outstanding African Americans like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that paved the way for this to happen now as there was back then for men like Frederick Douglass, WEB Dubois, Booker T. Washington, and Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Also, this milestone will be written about in future history books like the Harlem Renaissance is today. As for any doubts to his having a successful administrations, if he runs his presidency the way he ran his election I have complete confidence that he will be a great President of the United States. President Obama may be our greatest president ever.
Thanks for your heartfelt input to our class discussion. It will be interesting to see what the history books will say about this special time in our nation's history. Renaissance or not, it is a time for all Americans to be proud. Continue to share your thoughts and ideas.
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