With three small words, he captured the hopes of not just America, but of the world.'Change has come,' said Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan goatherd and a white woman from Kansas, as he became the most powerful man on the planet. And, of course, the first black man to be elected U.S. President.
His historic victory was widely welcomed as a promise of a better future. It bridged the chasm of racism that has
A record turnout, nearly 140million people, had swamped the polls. Blacks and young people gave Obama massive backing, but white voters also rallied behind the 47-year-old senator, with an unexpectedly high 43 per cent supporting him.
In a powerful victory speech, which drew comparisons with Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' address 45 years ago, he declared: 'If there is still anyone out there who doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.'
Source: Daily Mail
