In Newton Massachusetts, a suburban New England town that is almost 80% Caucasian, residents will be led by a black Mayor, a black Governor, and a black President; Setti Warren, Duval Patrick, Barack Obama. That’s kind of cool to me.

For the younger generation, this may not seem like a big deal. For the Civil Rights era folks and those that came up before them, this is a really big, fantastic, it’s about time deal. Young children of all backgrounds growing up in Newton Massachusetts may be fortunate enough to never actually know how significant this is. This is my hope for the next generation.

Hats off Mr. Mayor, Mr. Governor, Mr. President. And hats off Newton, MA.

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/newton/articles/2009/11/16/newton_voters_unique_in_us_for_backing_african_americans_for_mayor_governor_president/?page=2