Inaugural Spread

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Community reflections

Witnessing history

1. From left, Ella Crawford, 73, and Mary K. Jones, 78, watch the inauguration of Barack Obama at the Hannan House in Detroit. PAUL SANCYA/AP Photo 2. Former President George W. Bush hugs President Barack Obama after Obama was sworn in at the U.S. Capitol. RON EDMONDS/AP Photo 3. From left, Shamans Juan Osco and Luis Valle hold a picture of President Barack Obama while performing a ritual honoring Obama’s inauguration in Lima, Peru. MARTIN MEJIA/AP Photo

Black Americans talk about what Obama’s inauguration means to them “From the prayer to the speech, I felt it really shows the value of being American.”

Cierra ObiOha

2 “This is the first time I’ve followed an election. I’m excited about the whole thing. My family is from the South, and it means a lot to them, so it means a lot to me.”

brittany SmOtherSOn

“I won’t feel anything about (Obama’s presidency) until something changes...”

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“Ain’t nothing going to change.”

COrtez thOmpSOn

“I didn’t think I’d live to see it. It’s just amazing... I didn’t think we’d have a black president in this day and age... Even though he won in November, I left my sign in my yard until today.”

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LiSa thOmpSOn

“I think he’s going to be very different from President Bush. But I want to see what he does instead of paying attention to what he says....”

Sarah preSLey

4. President Barack Obama is applauded by members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in the President’s Room of the Capitol. MOLLY RILEY/AP Photo 5. President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush depart the inauguration ceremony. JIM BOURG/AP Photo 6. President Barack Obama rests his hand on President Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible as his wife, Michelle Obama, holds it as he takes the oath of office. ELISE AMENDOLA/AP Photo

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