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Her hands tell her story. The rings and wrinkles show the years Grace Linkhorn has witnessed in her time. This election marks another historic event Linkhorn bears witness to, as she is excited by the prospect of an African American president. 

  • Her hands tell her story. The rings and wrinkles show the years Grace Linkhorn has witnessed in her time. This election marks another historic event Linkhorn bears witness to, as she is excited by the prospect of an African American president.
  • After making a speech at the Nostalgia Cafe in Jersey City, Grace Linkhorn smiles warmly to the standing ovation she receives from a crowd of Obama supporters. Throughout this year's election, Linkhorn has actively supported Barack Obama. She has campaigned throughout Jersey City and helped register over three hundrednew voters.
  • Performing in front of Obama supporters at the Nostalgia Cafe in Jersey City, Grace Linkhorn performs a speech she previously prepared. Listing off the many historic events Linkhorn has witnessed in her time, she proudly states, {quote}I was there.{quote}
  • Throughout her lifetime, Grace Linkhorn has witnessed the long road towards equality. Coming from southern parents enslaved to a plantation in Florida, Linkhorn sees civil rights as a long road the people are still traveling through. {quote}We still have a long way to go,{quote} Linkhorn said.
  • Grace Linkhorn sings along with the choir at Mt. Pisgah Church before the November 4th election. She has been a member of the church for over seventy years, but said that this day was particularly special. {quote}I am saying a prayer for him (Barack Obama),{quote} Linkhorn said during the service.
  • Surrounded by friends and family at Mt. Pisgah Church in Jersey City, Grace Linkhorn and her daughter Gloria Salley talk and socialize. {quote}Everyone knows us,{quote} said Salley. The family has deep roots within the Jersey City community.
  • Standing outside the Salem Lafayette Apartments on Ocean Ave, Grace Linkhorn waits with her family to go inside and vote. Grace has lived and voted in Jersey City for over 90 years.
  • Barbara Ervin helps her mother, Grace Linkhorn, with the Jersey City voting machine, pointing out how to push the button for her candidate and register the vote. This is the first time in Linkhorn's 101-year-old life she has been able to vote for an African American candidate.
  • Grace Linkhorn smiles, laughs and cries as she comes out the voting booth on November 4th. {quote}It has been a long way coming,{quote} Linkhorn said with tears in her eyes. {quote}A long way coming.{quote}
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