Many Americans thought that Barack Obama’s election was the culmination of Dr. King’s dream and concrete proof that we have evolved into a “post-racial,” colorblind society. 
Wamarekani wengi walifikiri kuwa kuchaguliwa kwa Barack Obama kulikuwa ndio kilele cha kutimia kwa ndoto ya Dkt. King na uthibitisho madhubuti wa kuwa tumeendelea na kufikia kwenye jamii “baada-ya-ubaguzi,” jamii isiyoona rangi.