Obama in NC: The Path to History
Friday, January 15 2010
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
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North Carolina was considered a game changer in the 2008 presidential election. When the state elected Democrat Barack Obama to office, journalist Cash Michaels rejoiced. Then, he wondered how a state with a history of racial violence and systemic discrimination evolved into one that elected the first African-American president. Michaels went to work researching North Carolina's racial politics and collecting interviews with scholars and witnesses to history who helped him chart the state's trajectory. He joins host Frank Stasio to talk about his new documentary film, "Obama in NC: The Path to History," and why North Carolina was poised to change its political landscape in 2008.
