On this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, it's a dual celebration. One for the African American minister who spent his life pushing racial equality, and the other for Barack Obama, who will soon be the first African-American President.
On the steps of the Horry County Courthouse, they gather to sing and pray.
Pastor Smart Smalls leads the inspirational message in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and as the nation remembers his "I have a dream" speech for racial equality, Smalls feels as though he is dreaming, because the first African-American United States President swears in Tuesday.
"It seems like we are still sleeping. It seems like we are still trying to figure out, how did America go right in the past year to make that happen," said Smalls.
"I think he would say his dream came true. He always said 'I have a dream' so the dream finally came true. Everything that he stood for wasn't in vain," said Tajuanza Campbell.
So this day, this March, is a dual celebration, celebrating the past in the present, and dreaming for the future.
"I would like to be a doctor, or the President of the United States," said Kiara Gardner, age 9.
