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Oakland Surges with Pride
Originally From New America Media
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 : OAKLAND, Calif. -- The streets of downtown Oakland erupted into a boisterous, joyful celebration last night just before 8 p.m., as word spread that the major news media had called the election for president in favor of Democrat Barack Obama.
Within blocks of the Marriot Convention Center on Broadway, where the Obama campaign had set up its election day operations, jubilant Oakland residents, as well as those who had come from neighboring communities, let loose with their approval of the landslide victory of their candidate.
Cars and buses cruised along with horns blaring and occupants leaning out windows, shouting and waving to anyone and everyone around. Pedestrians responded enthusiastically.
"Kiss me quick," shouted an African American man to passers by, as he stood on a street corner near the Convention Center Bart station entrance.
Shouts of "Obama, Obama," filled the cold night air, as strangers suddenly became friends and exchanged high fives and hugs, and thumped each other's backs.
"We've come a long way from slavery to the presidency," said Leandre Harris, an 18-year-old black Alameda resident, who held his arms up in the air in joy, as he stood at the corner of Broadway and 13th Street.
Richmond resident 58-year-old J.L. Terrell, who had phone banked at the Convention Center all day, making at least 100 calls to folks in Alaska, Nevada, Colorado and Iowa, said his great grandmother was a slave, and that his parents had always encouraged him to be an activist.Read More
Cars and buses cruised along with horns blaring and occupants leaning out windows, shouting and waving to anyone and everyone around. Pedestrians responded enthusiastically.
"Kiss me quick," shouted an African American man to passers by, as he stood on a street corner near the Convention Center Bart station entrance.
Shouts of "Obama, Obama," filled the cold night air, as strangers suddenly became friends and exchanged high fives and hugs, and thumped each other's backs.
"We've come a long way from slavery to the presidency," said Leandre Harris, an 18-year-old black Alameda resident, who held his arms up in the air in joy, as he stood at the corner of Broadway and 13th Street.
Richmond resident 58-year-old J.L. Terrell, who had phone banked at the Convention Center all day, making at least 100 calls to folks in Alaska, Nevada, Colorado and Iowa, said his great grandmother was a slave, and that his parents had always encouraged him to be an activist.Read More
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