Hail to the Chief - President Barack H. Obama.

He is now, for better or worse, our Nations President and Leader, and he should and must be respected as such. What we know about him is that he is half black and half white and perhaps, one could say, in a manner symbolic of our Nation at the time of the Civil War. Now the healing period is over and we should truly Unite as One people, one Nation UNDER GOD! THIS MAY NOT BE THE PROPER TIME, BUT IT IS PROPER AT THIS TIME TO SAY IT: American never has been or ever was a slave Nation/Slave State--yet we have allowed ourselves to be so painted. In this matter, and since the birth of our nation in l776, there has always been a nation divided in this respect. Witness the fact in l808, the congress prohibited the further importation of slaves into this country, there was from the beginning a strong Abolitionist mo vent, calling for the abolishing of slavery Also there was the John Browns of this Nation and, as well, the freedom trains. Also we must never forget, we were, as a Nation one of the first to rid ourselves from this scare on our nations character and Never Forget that we paid the highest price in the loss of life and treasure, in so doing.At the time of the Civil War 1861-1865, in this time, we were truly a divide nation. But we were almost equally divided, as well: In a nation of 26 states, at this time, we were 13 Free States and l3 Slave States divided by the Mason Dixon line--the Ohio River, separating us, north from south. Had we been all slave states, one would now have to ask--who fought the Civil War? To maintain these divisions we felt so strong about it, that to keep our nation equally divided we had the Missouri Compromise, in essence, allowing a free state to come into statehood, only on the entrance of a slave state. Yes, on the Subject ot slavery, we were, under President Lincoln, truly a divided NATION. However, after the war, by the blacks, down to the present, whites are always lumped into one. In their minds and to this day, the Whites of our country and in total are held out as if they were all former slave owners--neglecting the fact that this is not even a half truth. We had what was called Freed BLACKS IN THE NORTH, that were freed by Slave Holders. Those freed slaves numbered in the thousands.IT WAS IN THE YEAR,1863, WITH THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN; that the slaves of the south were set FREE. In my mind, and to this day, unless the above historical facts are recognised by the Blacks of today, dissension will still exist and the coming together as one, will be a matter that will only delay bringing finality to this subject/matter. We must all overcome our own prejudices as well as others. Slavery is only in part, our nations history. We must judge each in the context of our nations total history, and on both sides! TRUTH: "I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE PEOPLE. IF GIVEN THE TRUTH, THEY CAN BE DEPENDED UPON TO MEET ANY NATIONAL CRISIS. THE GREAT POINT IS TO BRING THE REAL FACTS."Attributed to Abraham Lincoln The Messenger.