From Erin Aubrey Kaplan at Salon.com:
As Barack Obama moved through the maelstrom of the primary season, I held my breath, along with much of black America. My fear increased in proportion to my exhilaration, at times outpacing it. What would a country that had criminalized blackness for 350 years do when it woke up and realized it was seriously supporting a black man for president?
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55 Photos To Make You Miss The Obamas
1. Barack gives daughter Malia a kiss
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2. Michelle and Barack tell the kids a story
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3. Michelle and Barack Kiss
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4. Michelle and Barack
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5. First Family Portrait
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6. Two Terms
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7. Michelle and Barack host a State Dinner
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8. Barack Obama and Michelle Obama
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9. Fun In The Sun
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10. The Obamas on Air Force One
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11. Hawaiian Holidays
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12. The First Family in London
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13. First Lady Michelle Obama with daughters Malia Obama and Sasha Obama
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14. Barack & Sasha
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15. Sasha and Malia Obama at the 2016 State Dinner
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16. Turkey Pardoning
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17. Sunday Church
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18. Gobble, Gobble
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19. Obama & Sasha
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20. Malia Obama, the First Daughter
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21. Barack Obama and his daughter Malia Obama
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22. Team Obama
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23. A Family Affair
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24. Flashback To The Old Days
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25. Happy Birthday!
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26. Candidly Awesome
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27. The Obamas Family Portrait
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28. Historic First Family
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29. Ice Cream Treat
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30. TV Time
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31. Playing In The Oval Office
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32. Always Giving Back
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33. A Christmas Story
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34. Hawaii Trip!
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35. Obama Loves Team USA & His Wife
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36. Malia and Sasha Obama
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37. Michelle Plays on a Bike
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38. Obama Loves Team USA, His Wife & Malia
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39. Reading Time
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40. Family Support
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41. The Sister Selfie
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42. Supporting Mom
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43. Giving Back On MLK Day
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44. Obamas Give Back To The Community
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45. Always Supporting Small Businesses
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46. Obama Swagger
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47. Laughs & Turkeys
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48. Growing Up In The White House
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49. Christmas With The Obamas
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50. Malia & Obama
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51. 50th Anniversary Of March On Selma
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52. Christmas Tree Lighting
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