And McLame was dragged all over the world by a Navy admiral father, even born in Panama. Dad himself was dragged around in the same way by his own father. 3 generations of military instability and privilege. McShame was at the bottom of his class at Annapolis, but somehow managed to escape discipline whenever he stepped over the line because of his antecedents. Where else but in the US who claims equality, but historically denies it to everyone who is non-white, finally embraces the disenfranchised and allows him to arise above all. The child of an 18 y.o. mother and an African father will finally prove to the world that we truly have a democracy, where "one is judged by the strength of his character, not by the color of his skin."
We have not been able so far to show the world that we really believe this, you know; mostly because people like you cling to the mistakes of the past and refuse to submit to the new world where people of color deserve and EXPECT equal treatment.