Get used to it. The former seat of the Confederacy just picked a black man for President of the United States, and this election is now over.
–A.Serwer

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Get used to it. The former seat of the Confederacy just picked a black man for President of the United States, and this election is now over.
–A.Serwer
Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer More by Adam Serwer