Somebody in the White House Looks like Me

<p>In 2008 the United States made history when it elected the first African American to serve as its country's president. This was a momentous occasion for both black and white Americans. <i>In Somebody in the White House Looks like me</i> author Rosetta L. Hopkins shares interviews of average people in the black community to reveal how they felt about the election of a black president and his inauguration and what their expectations of the new president-elect were at the time.</p><p>Ms. Hopkins interviewed ordinary black people ages sixteen to ninety-three of both sexes and from a broad occupational spectrum to capture their feelings and thoughts about the election of the first black president. Including original poetry and photos <i>Somebody in the White House Looks like Me</i> documents the interviewees' emotions of joy or disbelief as they discuss their recollections on the state of America today and in the past.</p><p>Recording the silent and unheard voices of everyday black people whose opinions are often neglected <i>Somebody in the White House Looks like Me</i> recognizes that moment in time when the division among the races was minimized for a greater good.</p>