I chose to watch the inauguration from the campus of an historical black college. It was thus inspiring to be on the campus of Alabama State in Montgomery to watch this historic event. The modern civil rights movement is deemed to have started with the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The campus of Alabama State was one of the communications headquarters for that historic event.
I watched with students and a few faculty with rapt attention as the events on the podium unfolded. When the acceptance speech concluded the room erupted in applause and celebration. It was wonderful.
It seemed to me that the speech was low-key---deliberately so I would assume given the gravity of the problems this country faces. I did not hear any high-flow rhetoric, no great memorable phrases. That's OK. Perhaps this is not a time for high-flown rhetoric.
It's time to get down to business. This great country is still busy being born. We are a country of inclusion rather than exclusion. Today was an historic day of incredible proportions. The hard part starts now. Let us all wish President Obama well.
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