Praying in the Moment: Reflections on the Election of President Barack Obama groups reflections written between the president’s election and inauguration, giving voice to Americans who experienced segregation, lynching and discrimination and thought they would never live to see the day that America would elect a black president. Eight of the reflections are told through the eyes of Americans who have experienced race relations at its worst, but have now witnessed progress beyond many of their expectations. The ninth reflection documents the experience of a young adult who attended the inauguration. The tenth gives voice to three children under age ten who express how they feel about the election of Americas first black president. All attend Second Baptist Church in Roselle, New Jersey, a historically black church that celebrated its 118th anniversary in 2008, as President Obama was being elected. Join Dinah White, Josephine Evans, G.G. Woody, Edith Mc Intyre, Theodore and Merlin Bragg, Joseph Thompson, Marguerite White, Marian Williams and her sister Barbara Turner, Jennifer Jones, twin siblings Jared and Jaida Baptist, and Annie Carty on a journey through American history.
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Shauna Jamieson Carty received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Lehman College, City University of New York. She also graduated from the school of journalism at Columbia University where she received her Master’s degree. She is a born again Christian whose work frequently documents the impact of prayer and faith on society. She lives in New Jersey.
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