Unit-5-How-Barack-Obama-Became-the-First-African-A

HowBarackObamaBecametheFirstAfricanAmericanPresidentofTheUSUpdatedonJuly16,2010TheUntoldStoryBarackObamawassworninasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thisisaremarkableaccomplishmentforanyperson–tobecomeleaderofthemostpowerfulnationintheworld.It’sevenmoreofanaccomplishmentforayoungBlackmantobeelectedtosuchapositionofpower.Wesawthisbeingaccomplishedthroughanexcellent,tightlyrancampaignusingtheenergyofbothyoungandolderAmericans.Wesawtheadequateuseofthelatesttechnology.Wesawgrassrootsfundraisingandorganizationalmanagement.Wesawpeopleofallraces,religions,andnationalitiesworkingdayandnighttosecureavictory,andaplaceinhistoryforacandidatetheybelievedin.巴拉克•奥巴马宣誓就任美国第44任美国总统。这是一项非凡的成就,任何人士——成为世界上最强大的国家的领导人。甚至更多的成就对于一个年轻的黑人当选这一立场的能力。我们看到这是通过一个优秀的,紧跑运动使用的能量年轻和年长的美国人。我们看到了足够的使用最新的技术。我们看到草根融资和组织管理。我们看到所有种族的人,宗教和民族日夜工作,获得了胜利,并在历史的候选人,他们相信。ButhowdidBarackObamareallybecomethefirstAfricanAmericanPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica?Toanswerthisquestionweneedtogobackwardsintimeto1830andthebeginningofamovementwhereattemptsarebeingimplementedtoabolishslaveryandachieveimmediateemancipation.Amovementfoughtfrom1830–1870knownastheAbolitionistMovement.ThiswasthefirstmovementdesignedtohelpBarackObamabecomethefirstAfricanAmericanPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,althoughBarackObamahimselfwouldnotbebornuntilgenerationslater.Let’sfastforwardto1863whereweseePresidentLincolnsigningtheEmancipationProclamationmakingitthelawoftheland.ThisputBarackObamaevenclosertothepresidency,althoughagain,hewouldnotbebornuntilagenerationlater.Let’snowtakealeftturntowardsthewhitehousewhereweseethesigningofthe13thamendmenttotheUSConstitutionabolishingslaveryinallthestatesandbytheendoftheCivilWarwearenowonthepathtotheReconstructionerafrom1865to1877.HereweseeamannamedGeorgeWhiteofNorthCarolina,thelastBlackmantohavebeenbornaslaveservingintheUnitedStatesCongress.HereweseeanotheropendoorforBarackObamatobecomethefirstAfricanAmericanpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Let’sfastforwardto1908whenJackJohnsondominatedboxingasthefirstblackHeavyweightChampionoftheWorldfrom1908-1915….anotherperiodofAmericansuccesswhichbroughtBarackObamaclosertothepresidency.We’llskipafewmoregreateventsinAmericanhistorysuchasthecreationofthecottonginbyEliWhitney,orGeorgeWashingtonCarver’sdiscoveryofthemultipleusesofasinglecropknownasthepeanut,ortheacceptanceofblacksintheprofessionalfieldofAmericansports.Havingacknowledgedthesegreateventslet’snowfastforwardto1954toatownwithapopulationof585,000calledLittleRockArkansasandtheBrown-vs.-BoardofEducation.AdecisionhandeddownbytheUSSupremeCourtwhichbecamethepivotalpointforschooldesegregationacrossthenation.AmongallothereventsawardingBarackObamatheopportunitytobecomethefirstAfricanAmericanPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericathiswasperhapsthemostimportantasitbeganagenerationofracialtoleranceandacceptanceineducation,allowingbothBlackandWhiteAmericanstogettoknoweachotheronamorepersonallevel.让我们快进到1908年,当杰克·约翰逊主导拳击的第一位黑人从1908-1915年的世界重量级拳王…。另一个时期的美国成功拉近了巴拉克•奥巴马(BarackObama)总统大选胜利。我们将跳过一个美国历史上一些重大事件,如由EliWhitney轧棉机的创建,或者乔治·华盛顿·卡弗的发现的多种用途单一的农作物被称为花生,或接受黑人在美国体育的专业领域。在承认这些伟大的事件让我们快进到1954年拥有585000人口的小镇叫做阿肯色州小石城和布朗。教育委员会。由美国最高法院决定传下来,成为全国学校种族隔离的关键时刻。在所有其他事件授予巴拉克•奥巴马(BarackObama)的机会成为美利坚合众国的第一位非洲裔美国总统这也许是最重要的,因为它开始一代种族宽容和接受教育,让黑人和白人互相了解更多的个人水平。Now,let’sskipafewmoreimportantmomentslikethedesegregationoftheUSArmedforcesandthesuccessesoftheblacksoldierinbattleandinaviationsuchastheTuskegeeAirmenandlet’sgoto1963totheLincolnMemorialwhereDr.MartinLutherKingJr.isgivinghisinfamous“IhaveaDream”speech.Let’snowfollowDr.KingbacktoSelmaAlabamaandwitnessanintensemeetingataroundtablewherethecontentsoftheVotingRightsActisbeingdiscussedandfinalized.Nowwe’llfollowDr.KingbacktoWashingtonDCandwitnessthisActbecomeabillsignedintolawbyPresidentJohnson.ThesehistoricaleventsinAmericanhistorypavedtheroadforBarackObamatobecomethefirstAfricanAmericanPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,althoughbynowhewasjustakidlivinginHawaii.现在,让我们跳过几个重要时刻的废除美国武装力量和成功的黑人士兵在战斗中,在航空如塔斯克基飞行员和我们去to1963林肯纪念堂,马丁·路德·金博士给他的臭名昭著的“我有一个梦想”的演讲。现在让我们跟随金博士回到阿拉巴马州塞尔玛和见证一场激烈的会议的内容在一个圆桌,投票权法案正在讨论和确定。现在我们将遵循金博士回到华盛顿,见证这个法案成为比尔由约翰逊总统签署成为法律。这些历史事件在美国历史上铺平了道路,成为第一个非裔美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(BarackObama)的美国,虽然现在他只是一个孩子住在夏威夷。Now,whilewe’reinthisperiodofAmericanpridelet’snotforgetwhatalmostbroughtthisprogresstoavirtualstandstill.EventsliketheriseoftheKluKluxKlansinthesouthandsubsequentassignationsoftheKennedy’s,DrMartinLutherKingJr,MalcolmX,andMedgerEvers.HowabouttheelectionofunethicalmentohighgovernmentofficeslikeBullConnorsandGovernorWallace.ThelistgoesontoincludemenlikeDavidDukeandhisrunasaDemocratfortheLouisianaSenatein1975.ThesedarkperiodsofAmericanHistoryalmostendedanychanceBarackObamamayhavehadatbecomingthefirstAfricanAmericanPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Whatifhisgrandparentswereaffectedbythestatusquoofracerelationsandweresobigotedastoturntheirbacksonhim,orwhatiftheSouthhadwonthecivilwarthenBarackObamawouldhavemissedanothergreatopportunitytobecomethefirstAfricanAmericanPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,althoughhewa