In 2008, there was hope. In 2018, there is hurt. This is America’s state of hate.Posted in Articles, Barack Obama, Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, Social Justice, Social Science, United States on 2018-11-27 03:05Z by Steven |
In 2008, there was hope. In 2018, there is hurt. This is America’s state of hate.
Cable News Network (CNN)
2018-11-26
By Mallory Simon and Sara Sidner, CNN
(CNN) On Election Night in 2008, Americans gathered in Grant Park, Chicago. They cried tears of joy knowing Barack Obama would become the first black president.
For millions of Americans, Obama lifted the nation. For white supremacists, he lit a powder keg.
His election supercharged the divisions that have existed since the country’s birth.
The hate created two Americas. Two realities. Split-screen reactions to the same events, that continued and were exacerbated with President Trump’s victory and time in office…
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