Sociology

Barack Hussein Obama was elected as the 44th president of the United States of America beating the Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain. The election of the first Black president in the United States swept the historical roots of racial and ethnic discrimination in the country (Nagourney). However, his election has an immense social significance as he bridges all the minorities in the society. He is an epitome of a leader who understands the needs and feelings of the people in the minority groups. Some expressed that racism in America is finally dead.

The last U.S. presidential elections has proved that democracy ruled in the United States, a country who was dominated by White men. Obama emerged victorious on the elections from humble beginnings. The election of Obama has great impacts on the Americas perception as a white mans country and will end the long-standing racial problems and disparity in the country. Obama has created euphoria among the Blacks that is palpable. Obamas election finally eased the generations of struggling for parity in terms of race and ethnicity.
His election will start to heal the racial wounds from the past and will pose a lot of opportunities to the African-Americans to join and unite with country and end the time of their silence. One of his accomplishments is reshaping the view on race in the United States. Obamas election will present an opportunity for all the races to be together and finally move towards the future. He addressed the problems in race and ethnicity that no other president has taken a stand before. Upon his election, Obama set to break down all the barriers dividing the nation and the people that hinder the country towards a better future.