I was a young man during the turbulent racial times of the 60's. I was very involved in those changing times.
I watched for decades as the relationships of the races became steadily better and better. Not perfect - in need of correcting here and there - especially within the cities of the nation.
Sports, elected black officials, the integration of many churches - particularly in "charismatic" circles all played little parts.
Integrated dating and marriage also played a part. My family is very mixed right now. That was not the case in the 60's.
Like most people who admired the work of Dr. King and others - I longed for the time when we would have a black president. Surly that would signal an end to racial divides.
As a Christian I could not support Mr. Obama in election - even though I celebrated him as our first black president.
I have been profoundly let down by his presidency.
He has set race relations back by decades. He could have been an MLK or a Lincoln. But he has taken another road altogether.
Even with his failures - he retains 90%+ support in our black communities. Even that, though, is a sign of the racial divide we are experiencing because of these last 6 years.
I'd like to see a Christian black man elected who could head us back to the harmony we were trudging slowly toward. Not much chance of that. But we (both black and white) can pray for it.