Election of Barak Obama was a ground breaking event. The tears on most of the African Americans’ eyes show the enormity of the emotion of the election. This is an extremely liberating feeling for the African Americans who have experienced a lot of discrimination over centuries. This is healthy and will contribute to racial harmony and forgiveness. It will eliminate the ‘guilt effect’ which was corrosive. The whites felt that they were held responsible for wrongs of long by gone times; and they always feel that blacks are bent on revenge and when and if ever they get a chance they will mete the whites a very bad deal. While the blacks felt and still feel that even if they try to forgive the injustices of the past, the whites are still doing more of it. That is a trap of distrust and total lack of full acceptance of justice.
Election of Obama is very liberating, both the whites and blacks needed. The whites feel they assisted in electing a black President and willing to accept. The blacks feel that they achieved equality and are in par with the whites.
