January 20, 2009 9:14 PM

In The Crowd: Emotions Run Deep For African Americans

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Produced in partnership with American University.

It's been called America's inauguration, but for many African Americans, Barack Obama's ascendancy to the country's top post has special meaning. From a woman whose great grandparents were slaves to a military mom proud to serve the new president, many were filled with joy, hope and a sense of new found responsibility for the future.

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Reported by Annie Aho, Manuel Bewarder, and Caroline Stetler, all graduate journalism students at American University. You can see more work by some of these students at the American Observer.

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