I believe it will not do too much at all for the racial issues we have in the U.S. Bigots will hate him whether he turns the economy around and ends poverty, or if he sits on his ass for 4 years. Non-bigots will either like him or dislike him based on his performance as President. I do think you will see a whole lot of hate towards him simply because he is black, whether people like to admit it or not.

I also think he has a huge chance of being assassinated by some crazy ass right-wing militia group if he does get elected. You know the type, the ones that insist on having .50 cal sniper rifles and automatic weapons to protect their homes and families.