Obama’s Inauguration – Former Black Presidents

LoveHowlMuse — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:36:40 +0000

Richard Pryor shows how farcical the idea of a black president seemed in the 1970s. Eddie Murphy seems to think that it’s a bit closer in 1983 – at least if enough white folks get drunk before voting – but hopes he’s nimble if he does win. More than 20 years later, Dave Chappelle still shares his fears and suggests a Mexican vice president as insurance. James Earl Jones has to deal with becoming The Man in 1972 (”It took an accident to make this man President of the United States. What they do to him now won’t be an accident.”) Finally, Obama’s refreshingly honest and thoughtful speech about race in the USA during the election campaign. (This is a YouTube playlist. If you want to see a list of the videos, click the icon next to the play button at the bottom left.)

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There’s also a 1964 clip from the BBC where Martin Luther King predicts a black president in less than 25 years. Only a few years late…

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Obama’s Inauguration – Former Black Presidents