Lesley Ann Brandt

In my lifetime I've witnessed greatness. I've seen what happens when the people of a proud nation rise up and say "No, we will not stand for injustice. We will not let darkness drown out our light. We are one". I was born and raised in South Africa. I was born into Apartheid. My parents were treated as second class citizens, not legally allowed to vote till they were in their 30's. As I watched them as I little girl, leave in the early hours of the morning to exercise a PRIVILEGE they had never known, I did not understand what it all meant back then. And when I asked my mother why she would be gone all day, she said " one day you will understand but it's important). They would join the millions of South Africans that day, lining up for hours, women and men, young and old, every single race coming together. How proud I am to be my parents daughter. In my lifetime I've seen my country change. In my lifetime, I've seen America do something I never thought possible. Elect the first black American President. This idea is lost on some but as I saw back home, this fact is inspiring in itself. A man who's, dignity, grace, values and hard work I know more and more Americans will appreciate in the years to come. He and his wife have been the catalyst for a change I know will continue. And today I believe history will once again be made. I married my husband, an American last year, and as I am not yet a citizen, I cannot vote. But he can. My friends can and YOU can. While you may not be with her, I am. I am with a women who's been in service of her country for her entire life. More than you or I will ever do in our lifetimes. I'm with a women who's faced so much both personally and professionally but who rises above it all. She is not perfect, Nelson Mandela wasn't either but he was my President then and I know @/hillaryclinton will be my President now. Vote! Exercise the right that many around the world haven't always had. #iamwithher #glassceilingshattered #historymade @/barackobama @/michelleobama

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