45 years ago to the very day, a man had a dream. Yesterday that dream was far surpassed when the first African American presidential nominee, Barack Obama took to the stage and officially accepted his nomination as Democrat candidate for President of the United States.
Before 84,000 spectators, many of whom had queued for hours to get in, his speech took head on the criticisms both domestic and foreign aimed at him by the Republican Party. Widely accepted as a skilled orator, his speech was less lyrical and much more meat and bones as he introduced himself and went through his own manifesto. This has been a highly charged, emotional week with tears, ovations, whooping and flag waving everywhere, underpinning a carefully prepared and deftly organised display of unity. The anniversary of Martin Luther King Jnr's speech was also not lost on anyone and Barack used part of the speech to underline his candidacy as a source of inspiration.
The Republican Party Convention kicks off next week.
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