According2Sam #169 'Black 4th of July'

When Barack Obama was first introduced to America nationally it was at the 2004 DNC in Boston, where he gave the keynote address. Obama's speech at the DNC that year was perfect; a little too perfect in hindsight. It was patriotic, uplifting, and hopeful. It was post racial, and unifying. It was exactly what America wanted to hear. There were many memorable lines in his speech, but the most notable is when he rebuked those who would divide us saying, "There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. There is the United States of America. There is not a Black America, and a White America, and Latino America, and Asian America. There is the United States of America." This line received the loudest applause of the night. Again, it was exactly what America wanted, to put aside our differences and come together as one America. It raises the question: How did we go from the unifying message of one America that night, to now having two separate Independence Days, two separate national anthems, and back to racial segregation? Join the conversation and get answers to this question and more on According2Sam episode #169.