About Witnessing History
As Barack Obama became the first black candidate to win the nation’s highest elected office, msnbc.com was on hand to document the thoughts and emotions of members of three generations of African-Americans. Click on the photos below to read a specific thread, or on the NBC logo to read field reports on the role of race in the election. Or you can scan the posts at right to read them in chronological order.
Students at Validus Prep, the Bronx, N.Y.
Tammy Baker, office worker, Nashville, Tenn.
Henry McGee Jr., law professor, Seattle, Wa.
Field reports from NBC and affiliates
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