In 2008, the United States made history when it elected the
first African American to serve as its country's president. This
was a momentous occasion for both black and white Americans. "In
Somebody in the White House Looks like me," author Rosetta L.
Hopkins shares interviews of average people in the black community
to reveal how they felt about the election of a black president and
his inauguration and what their expectations of the new
president-elect were at the time.
Ms. Hopkins interviewed ordinary black people ages sixteen to
ninety-three of both sexes and from a broad occupational spectrum
to capture their feelings and thoughts about the election of the
first black president. Including original poetry and photos,
"Somebody in the White House Looks like Me" documents the
interviewees' emotions of joy or disbelief as they discuss their
recollections on the state of America today and in the past.
Recording the silent and unheard voices of everyday black people
whose opinions are often neglected, "Somebody in the White House
Looks like Me" recognizes that moment in time when the division
among the races was minimized for a greater good.
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