Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally at Ed Smith Stadium October 30, 2008 in Sarasota, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.
Obama breaks barrier, makes history
LISTEN
Copy and paste the HTML below to embed this audio onto your web page.
Audio player code:
National public Radio's Juan Williams, Emmy Award-winner and best-selling author of "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years," joins Midday to discuss the history of the civil rights movement leading to the election of the country's first black president.
Guests
-
Juan Williams: National Public Radio news analyst, Emmy Award-winner and best-selling author of "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years" and "Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary."
More from MPR
- Sorting through election results
November 6, 2008
- Oberstar says he's unlikely to accept White House job
November 6, 2008
- Black voters celebrate historic Obama victory
November 5, 2008
- Some Minn. voters chose Obama, but not Franken
November 6, 2008
- Obama picks Clinton alum Emanuel for chief of staff
November 5, 2008
- President-elect Obama faces daunting challenges
November 5, 2008
- Great presidential expectations
November 6, 2008
- The impact of the Obama victory
November 5, 2008
- President-Elect Barack Obama's victory speech
November 5, 2008
- Obama sweeps to victory as first black president
November 5, 2008
- Minnesotans react to Obama victory
November 5, 2008
Resources
