Experience “A New Birth of Freedom”
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On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will take the oath of office on the steps of the Washington D.C. Capitol.
“A New Birth of Freedom,” is the theme chosen for the Inauguration by the Joint Congressional Committee for Inaugural Ceremonies and commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The words come from the Gettysburg address and represent Lincoln’s hope that the sacrifice of those who died to preserve the nation shall lead to “a new birth of freedom” for our nation.
Both men were legislators from Illinois. Over a century later, the election of one paved the way for the election of the other.
Coincidentally, Monday marks the national holiday honoring another inconic hero of civil liberties, Martin Luther King Jr.
Obama and Martin Luther King
When Obama gives his inaugural address on Monday his voice will echo in front of the same National Mall where King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 as he faces the Lincoln Memorial.
The new chief executive will take his oath of office on the same Bible that Lincoln used in 1861, and Obama is following part of the route Lincoln took to arrive at the capital for his inauguration, with stops in Philadelphia, Wilmington, Del., and Baltimore.
Obama, the first African-American president of the United States will, in many ways be the embodiment of both Lincoln and King’s dream for this country.
I have the once in a lifetime, opportunity to witness history this week. At 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, I will board a bus en route to Washington D.C. I don’t have a pair of the coveted tickets to the Presidential Inauguration ceremonies in Washington D.C. but I will brave the elements and join the estimated 4 million people traveling to our Nation’s Capitol to experience the inspiring excitement of the new birth of change for our great country.
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I am really feeling the excitement generated by this HOISTORIC MOMENT! Dress warmly, be Happy to be in Our Nations Capital to bring US first hand News! Looking forward to reading about your experience…GODSPEED!