MPR Brandt Williams reports on local reaction to Obama’s election to become President of the United States.
A group of black Democrats gathered in a South Minneapolis restaurant on election night to watch the returns and cheer on local black candidates. But the main event was the race between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. By the end of the night, they all saw what many thought they'd never see in their lifetimes; an African American elected to the highest office in the country.