January 22, 2009 Opinion » Viewpoint

The Overground Railroad 

by John Branston
click to enlarge A crowd in Baltimore awaits Obama's train last weekend. - Afro.com
  • Afro.com
  • A crowd in Baltimore awaits Obama's train last weekend.
I guess you have to be a certain age for the full symbolism of Barack Obama's train ride into the capital to hit you right in the heart, so I hope younger readers will indulge me if I get a little misty ...

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