112 Year-Old Man Celebrates Obama's Victory

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A man who knows history and has certainly lived through it, is celebrating Barack Obama's presidential win.

At 112 years young, George Rene Francis of Sacramento has lived through 19 U.S. presidents and witnessed six decades of Jim Crow laws, when he and all black Americans were forced to endure racial segregation.

According to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks proven records of extreme age worldwide, the New Orleans native has outlived all other men in the country.

Francis is a lifelong Democrat, he cast his first ballot in the early 1930s, when he voted for Franklin Roosevelt.

He also says he has waited his entire life to see an African-American President. He tells his daughters that Obama's win makes him want to jump up and down.

"He is going to give black men a break in the world, and give them a better opportunity to live and make more money," Francis said. "For people who say voting doesn't matter, I think that's crazy."

[Dangerously Amused]

1. Sweet story. Thanks!

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

2. I am so glad that he is alive to see this.

I know that there are some people that want to take race out of this but for some people, including myself, this is a MAGICAL MOMENT for us.

[slampoet]

3. ...is anyone here going to call him a homophobe behind his back?

it's easy since there aren't that many blacks here on DU.

Heck, this guy might not even have internet.