Obama Victory Speech
President-Elect Barack Obama addresses the crowd in Grant Park after winning the 2008 election, becoming the first African American President of the United States. He said, "It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment, change has come to America."