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Jan. 21, 2009
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Most Blacks Say ‘Dream’ is Realized
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More than two out of three Blacks say that the “dream” expressed by Dr. Martin Luther King 45 years ago is now a reality, a new poll shows.

Apparently, the rise of Barack Obama has a lot to do with those attitudes, because when African Americans were surveyed last spring, only one in three were willing to say that his dream had been fulfilled.

Ironically, White Americans are considerably less likely to agree with that optimistic assessment. "Whites don't feel the same way -- a majority of them say that the country has not yet fulfilled King's vision," says CNN polling director Keating Holland. Still, the number of Whites who say the dream has been realized is up since March, from 35 percent to 46 percent.

During the 1963 civil rights rally in Washington, D.C., King said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider said, "Most Blacks and Whites went to bed on election night saying, 'I never thought I'd live to see the day.' That's what the nation is celebrating on this King holiday: We have lived to see the day."

Do you believe King's "Dream" has been fulfilled?  Leave your comment.
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January 30 - 11:02 PM

and yet no other race has done so much starting out with so little , defying all the odds and break...

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January 30 - 10:51 PM

what makes you so strong,black people? no other race was brought to this country in chains. no other...

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missynataile

January 21 - 3:41 PM

i must agree with the individual who left the second comment. it is only by god's grace that obama ...

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missynataile

January 21 - 3:41 PM

i must agree with the individual who left the second comment. it is only by god's grace that obama ...

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January 21 - 2:32 PM

the bible say: beware of wolves in sheep clothing.

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January 30, 2009

and yet no other race has done so much starting out with so little , defying all the odds and breaking all of the records. what makes you strong black people ? our stregnth comes from the spirit of god !!! something to think about . congratulations barack obama ! chris

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January 30, 2009

what makes you so strong,black people? no other race was brought to this country in chains. no other race had laws passed making it a crime to teach them how to read. no other race had skin color as the determining factor of their serritude and thier employability.no other race was hounded and hunted when they wanted to be free. no other race was physically mutilated to identify them as property not people. no other race has been denied more and deprived of more, treated as badly and and treated as less than a human. no other race was treated like the africans were treated,and yet! no other ra

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missynataile

January 21, 2009

i must agree with the individual who left the second comment. it is only by god's grace that obama has been elected as president of the united states and it does look good, but in reality i feel we have come a long way but we also have a long way to go. i understand that i can tell my future children that they can pursue whatever they want so long as they work hard for it. but the truth remains that prejudice still exists. prejudice is still alive in america that a minority must work ten times harder and must be ten times qualifies for a job before it is offered to him/her whereas for the ca

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missynataile

January 21, 2009

i must agree with the individual who left the second comment. it is only by god's grace that obama has been elected as president of the united states and it does look good, but in reality i feel we have come a long way but we also have a long way to go. i understand that i can tell my future children that they can pursue whatever they want so long as they work hard for it. but the truth remains that prejudice still exists. prejudice is still alive in america that a minority must work ten times harder and must be ten times qualifies for a job before it is offered to him/her whereas for the ca

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January 21, 2009

the bible say: beware of wolves in sheep clothing.

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January 21, 2009

we still have a job ahead of us. yes, it was a blessing that obama made it as a african american man for presdency. but keep in mind he has alot of work ahead of him just like we do. he's there on top but we are still here struggling with our everyday lives and trying to get through the chain of command.... to get to obama it's a long way up. we still have to deal with our local companies that are still headed by the white man. therefore, we can still be judge by the color of our skin still, but on the dl. prejudice still exsist. yes things look good for the big eye. but always remember what

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danteml4

January 21, 2009

because obama's presidency is the result of white and black people voting for him; i believe that dr. king's dream has great possibilities of being fulfilled. i have never seen anything like this in my life. almost two million people were there and not one incident..i believe "yes" we are close to fulfilling his dream.