US election night victory celebrations around the globe

BAK · 2008-11-11T05:35:23+00:00

Birmingham, Alabama: Barack Obama supporters celebrate. Dr Martin Luther King Jr led massive protests in Birmingham as part of the civil rights movement, which eventually led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Hamburg, Germany: A guest wears a T-shirt featuring Obama during an election night party at the Bucerius Law School Photograph: Roland Magunia/AFP Columbus, Ohio: Democratic Party supporters react as they watch the US president-elect make his acceptance speech on television Photograph: Matt Sullivan /Reuters Atlanta, Georgia: Christine King Farris, the sister of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, is embraced after news channels declare an Obama victory during an election night party at Ebenezer Baptist Church Photograph: John Bazemore/AP Milan, Italy: An Obama supporter waves a US flag on election night at Le Banque Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP New York City: Obama supporters in Times Square watch the election results come in Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Geneva, Switzerland: Supporters embrace after Obama's victory is announced Photograph: Salvatore di Nolfi/EPA Washington DC, US: A celebration party in front of the White House Photograph: Tim Sloan/AFP Obama, Fukui prefecture, Japan: Local residents celebrate Obama's victory Photograph: Toru Yamanaka/AFP New York City: Skateboarder Sam Carrera reacts in Times Square after Obama is announced president-elect Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA Rome, Italy: Supporters hold up placards during a rally in central Pantheon square Photograph: Guido Montani/EPA Birmingham, Alabama: Obama supporters Mary Decker (c), Annete Davis (l) and others celebrate as his victory is announced Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Paris, France: Supporters celebrate in the city hall Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP/Getty Hong Kong, China: The audience applauds as they listen to Obama's acceptance speech Photograph: Anthony Dickson/AFP/Getty Kogelo village, Kenya: Obama's Kenyan family members celebrate his victory in the village where his step-grandmother lives Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP Virginia Beach, Virginia: Rae Pearson speaks to her mother on a mobile phone during an election night celebration. "Momma we did it. We really did it" Photograph: Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot/AP

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Start date Nov 11, 2008

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