NoelSH {A Blog By Noel Herron

On Thursday, July 9, 2008 The United States Congress ratified the 14th Amendment, which stated that “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” It would take another hundred years, during the Civil Rights Movement, before the US would recognize all African-Americas as true equals. And now, over the course of 140 years, we have owned up to our words and elected an African-American to the highest position in this country. This marks a shining date for America, were we can show that we have circumvented our lowly hatred and intolerance. I, and everyone reading this is a witness to an inextricable peace of history, and I, for one, couldn’t be more proud. I couldn’t be more proud for myself for being a part of this point in history, but also to the African-American community which for whom discrimination is a part of their recent history, and they who have fought long and hard for their rights, have now reached a vindicating level of equality. May my, and everyone else president, President Obama, bring on an era of hope, and prosperity.