One hundred and forty-five (145) years after the end of the Civil War, the United States elected its first black President. In the primary, Barack Obama was running against a white woman, Hillary Rodham Clinton. In the 2008 election, his opponent was an aging white war veteran, John McCain. Agree or disagree with the following statement and justify your answer: "The election of President Obama was not a victory for the civil rights movement but a sign of the increased diversity of the American population, which is generally more willing to accept people of color." Do you believe that politics has become an increasingly divisive issue in America? If so, what has caused such polarization among the electorate? Please give me citation and references