Pa. a key swing state in October many expressed concern about the potential for turmoil in the wake of the presidential election - no matter who won But now following Barack Obama's election as the nation's 44th president and its first African-American one there's a palpable sense of release among the group - no matter how people voted Michael Smith 40 who is African-American describes his outlook succinctly: "America is beautiful" he says with a smile Smith counsels black teenagers in York And now he's telling them: No more excuses Yet Smith says he's feeling a little self-conscious around white people these days "I think they're watching us as how are we going to handle it" he says "You know we have to stand up and be counted and represent in a sense to show America that it wasn't a mistake" The day after the election Smith put on a suit "Boy I looked it like something I feel like the president" Searching For Acceptance For Margie Orr 63 an African-American who works for a civil rights group the election brought a sense of acceptance - and a renewed sense of patriotism In October she told NPR that while she loves her country she couldn't quite see herself hanging a flag outside her door But on election night at a victory party where she says there were more white guests than black ones she had a revelatory moment: "That night just made you feel like there is nothing wrong with the United States" The moment was short lived Soon after Orr and other York voters picked up the newspaper to find several upsetting letters to the editor In one letter the author chastised Obama for describing himself in his victory speech as a black man Obama's father was a black man from Kenya his mother a white woman from Kansas "Where does he come off saying he's a black man" The letter asked "Is he that confused on color or does he want to discredit his mother's color as a white person" That provocative letter started the voters in the group wondering what was really on its author's mind Maribel Burgos 46 who's Hispanic thinks the letter writer presumably white was seeking what Orr had finally found: a sense of inclusion "They want [Obama] to now acknowledge the white part of him so that they're now included in his administration too" Burgos says Inclusion For McCain Supporters What about those in the group who had supported Republican John McCain Did they feel excluded from the celebrations of the past few days "No I actually don't" says Sarah Yacoviello 31 who voted for McCain Still Yacoviello who is anti-abortion says she is not without qualms about Obama's victory "I feel there's a social justice that's been done here with electing a black president But I also feel the social injustice of abortion" Obama supports abortion rights One of the more surprising reactions came from another McCain supporter Leah Moreland 76 In October Moreland had expressed fears that chaos might follow an Obama victory; earlier she had worried that he was secretly a Muslim and she even implied he was a terrorist plant Now Moreland offered praise for Obama's performance in his first press conference as president-elect Her favorite part When Obama discussing his promise to his young daughters to get them a dog described himself as a "mutt" too With a tiny flick of humor Obama had touched on centuries of American struggles over racial identity "Did anybody else hear him call himself a mutt" Moreland asked the rest of the group "I really chuckled at that I just thought it was humorous and I really enjoyed it"" she says. She, you can listen to a remembrance of Helm's life reported by NPR's Felix Contreras. who backed Bob Dylan as he turned away from folk toward a more electrified rock sound, as well as ," "Softly, if not the Earth itself, denial and avoidance, Rodolfo and Mimi join the others at a busy Cafe.

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