The work of dedicated social activists spanning hundreds of years led to the election of President Obama as the country’s first African-American president. The Nation columnist and Columbia University law professor Patricia Williams discusses the symbolism of the Inauguration for the Ages cover and the expectations of progressives.
—Gabriela Resto-Montero
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Brett StoryBrett Story is a freelance journalist and independent documentary filmmaker based out of Montreal, and a 2008 spring intern for The Nation.