This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Obama makes history as first black major party nominee
Denver witnesses a transformative milestone as Barack Obama becomes the first African American to secure a major party nomination for president. The moment echoes Lincoln and King, with speakers noting the racial barrier broken and questions about November's election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Blue States
United States
Barack Obama
Springfield
Ill
Washington, D.C
Are
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
Convention Center
Invesco Field
Obama
King
Martin Luther King III
Florida
Cynthia Moore Chestnut
Gainesville
Senate
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Frederick Douglass
Jesse Jackson
Kate Clark
Nazareth
Edwin David
Tuskegee Airmen
Pocono Mountains