As yet another white guy, I agree Cacophony.
And here's an interesting
interview with Ann Nixon Cooper, the 106 year old woman Obama referenced in his victory speech:
"Things are changing, changing, changing, and I look for more change now that it's the first black president in victory of faith over fear," she says. "Don't you know, that's quite something to be proud of."
and:
"I ain't got time to die 'cause I've got to see a black president," she said, giggling with excitement. "I've got to see that."