SYRACUSE -- Every year a vigil is held at Syracuse University on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It's part of "I Have A Dream Week." This year as people look back, they are also looking forward to the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Speaker Tae-Sun Kim says the concerns Dr. King had 41 years ago including racism, the economy and war, are no different than what the country faces right now.
"A lot of people are excited about the inauguration tomorrow, but we're a society of quick fixes," Kim says. "You don't wipe out racism because you elect a black president, you don't wipe out poverty with one or two policies."
In trying to bring awareness to the teachings of one historic man, there's an added bright spot, that's the history that's being made now.
"Whether on the right or left you have to stop and appreciate it," said Michael Grzelak, who attended the vigil. "Dr. King was an amazing man, his legacy still continues today and will always continue and with Barack Obama being the first African American president being elected it's more significant this year."
