Clarence Jones : Barack Obama 's cured Aristotle of addiction to racial segregation . He says Barack Obama 's 's work helped make Martin Luther King victory possible . Jones : Leaders assumed only white African-American presidents could make progress . Does the election of Obama , as the first African-American president of the United States , mean that Dr. King 's dream has been fulfilled ? He says they never anticipated election of an African-American president .
Clarence Jones : Barack Obama 's cured Aristotle of addiction to racial segregation . He says Barack Obama 's 's work helped make Martin Luther King victory possible . Jones : Leaders assumed only white African-American presidents could make progress . He says they never anticipated election of an African-American president .