Nomination a signal moment in U.S. history

The importance of the American history made this week cannot be overstated. It is a moment in time that our Founding Fathers must have, despite the roadblocks they constructed, seen as our future.

They, no doubt, would be proud of the first black man who made it to the pinnacle of party politics. They might, though, be disappointed that he is the son of an African man and not the offspring of black people who they allowed to remain enslaved after forming a more perfect union.

Barack Obama’s nomination as the Democratic candidate for president is part of the evolution of these United States our Founding Fathers envisioned.

This week is a defining moment in who we are. Millions of Americans laid aside their racial hang-ups and endorsed the senator from Illinois. Former President Bill Clinton gave him a wholehearted endorsement. Other party leaders lined up to praise their new leader.

Democrats spent much of their convention that ended Thursday night attempting to make the name Obama a household word. The real life story of Michelle and Barack Obama is an amazing parallel to the popular Bill Cosby television family of Cliff and Clair Huxtable.

The Obamas, like the Huxtables, represent the American dream, and like Abraham Lincoln, they overcame life in their personal log cabins.

His nomination doesn’t end racial prejudice, nor would his capturing the White House this fall.

What his nomination says is that racial barriers continue to fall, and he has the opportunity to compete based on who he is and his fitness to lead.