Henry Louis Gates Jr's' View on Obama's win

Like I said in the previous post, I'll let better writers than me discuss Obama's victory and what it means to them, especially those from the African-American community. Here is another great essay on the subject from TheRoot.com (parts of which appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered" on Wednesday afternoon), this one by the great scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. While Alice Walker's letter was great about Obama's victory and the resulting expectations, Gates discusses what the win means and how it fits into a historical context. And, once again, the writing is terrific. (Because the essay is so long, I've just included the link.)