Can't purchase Mountain Lion.  Upgraded my Macbook (memory and OSX).  I have a black Macbook (2009) will it work?

Can't purchase Mountain Lion.  Upgraded my memory and OSX.  I have a black Macbook (2009) will it work?

The Black Macbook was for Sale between 2006 and 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook
To Upgrade to Mountain Lion... Your Mac must be one of the following models:
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)

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