Local NAACP to hold Obama Victory Celebration Breakfast

Atty. Lester B. Johnson, III Keynote Speaker The Savannah Branch NAACP and the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum will present an Obama Victory Celebration Breakfast at the new annex of the Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King Boulevard (Alice Street Entrance), 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008. These two civil rights organizations played leading roles in carrying Chatham County for President-Elect Obama in the November 4, 2008 general election. They are especially connected by the NAACP leadership roles played in Savannah by the late Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert and Dr. Wesley Wallace Law.

This celebration is being held because of the difficulties that had to be overcome by the many warriors, past and present, who suffered numerous hardships to get to this juncture in the battle for freedom and equality. It must be noted unequivocally that these warriors include men and women of all races who really believed the Jeffersonian axion that "all men are created equal and are endowed by God with certain inalienable rights among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Senator Obama's victory is an American victory and this Victory Celebration is being presented for all persons who want to come and show their joy for this "moment in history" which many thought would never occur in their lifetimes. It is also a celebration for those many African Americans and White Citizens who gave so much of themselves so that we can celebrate with almost unendurable pleasure indefintely prolonged. So it is hoped that many will come and toast this victory which is really and truly an American Victory.

A major highlight of the celebration will be Attorney Lester B. Johnson, III, the first African American President of the Savannah Bar Association, School Board Attorney, and Assistant City Attorney, as the speaker for the celebration who will respond to the question, "What does the victory of Senator Obama mean for the United States of America?"

The donation requested for the Super Breakfast is $50.00 per person or $400.00 per table of eight (8). Some of the donations will reserved by calling the Museum (912)231-8900 or the NAACP Office (912)233-4161. Since the number of seats and tables are limited, all interested persons and organizations are urged to reserve seats and tables as soon as possible.

A lot of sacrifices have been made by many, living and dead to get the United States to this point of history where it can demonstratively say, "if you work hard enough and prepare thoroughly, you can achieve any of your goals in this country." That is why we must celebrate with gusto and great pride, the election of the first African American to the presidency of the greatest nation in the written history of mankind, the United States of America.