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INAUGURATION
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Community
Witnessing history
1. From left, Ella Crawford, 73, and Mary K. Jones, 78, watch the inauguration of
Barack Obama at the Hannan House in Detroit. PAUL SANCYA/AP Photo
2. Former President George W. Bush hugs President Barack Obama after Obama

reflections
was sworn in at the U.S. Capitol. RON EDMONDS/AP Photo
3. From left, Shamans Juan Osco and Luis Valle hold a picture of President Barack
Obama while performing a ritual honoring Obama’s inauguration in Lima, Peru.
MARTIN MEJIA/AP Photo

Black Americans talk about

what Obama’s inauguration
means to them

“From the prayer to the

speech, I felt it really
shows the value of being
American.”
Cierra ObiOha

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“This is the first time
I’ve followed an election.
I’m excited about the
whole thing. My family
is from the South, and it
means a lot to them, so
it means a lot to me.”
brittany SmOtherSOn

“I won’t feel anything

about (Obama’s
presidency) until
something changes...”
CJ handy-bufOrd 1 3

“Ain’t nothing going to

change.”
COrtez thOmpSOn

“I didn’t think I’d live to

see it. It’s just amazing...
I didn’t think we’d
have a black president
in this day and age...
Even though he won in
November, I left my sign 4
in my yard until today.”
LiSa thOmpSOn
4. President Barack Obama is applauded by members of
the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
in the President’s Room of the Capitol. MOLLY RILEY/AP Photo
5. President Barack Obama and former President George
W. Bush depart the inauguration ceremony. JIM BOURG/AP Photo
“I think he’s going to
be very different from
6. President Barack Obama rests his hand on President
Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible as his wife, Michelle Obama, 5
holds it as he takes the oath of office. ELISE AMENDOLA/AP Photo
President Bush. But I
want to see what he
does instead of paying
attention to what he
says....”
Sarah preSLey
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