Barack Obama became the first African American president of the United States at age 47. Presideng Barack Obama was born from a Caucasian woman and an African American man. His mother was from Kansas and his father from Kenya.
Nearly 2 million people gathered at the Inauguration. Many people cried believing America was going to change for the better.
Crimes against African Americans had risen at the time of President Obama’s presidency.
The African American young boy Trayvon Martin murder case was the first one to hit headlines.
More cases accelerated and the country seemed to be at war between Caucasians and African Americans. Barack Obama did addressed his opinions towards what was occurring. Yet some people thought he wasn’t doing enough.
Besides the known African American murder cases, mass shootings, equal rights, immigration, lack of health insurance, foreclosures of homes, and a soon to collapse economy, the president had a lot to act on effectively.
The protests of people due to the problems that America faced, continued for a long time. Adding to what America was already facing, the terrorism which already casted a shadow on September 11, 2011 was an issue too.
With his second term of presidency, Barack Obama continuously protected America from terrorism attacks. He admitted to a reporter that once asked him a question about his presidency, that he had not been on vacation. He was working on the problems that America was confronting.
Barack Obama accomplished what he could during his years in the white house. Obama passed on laws supporting gays, controlling gun ownership, and health insurance. He brought many veterans from Iraq back home.
President Obama left behind inspiration and brought forward commitment and power for a country that is still on a mission to become better.