"Doesn't that sound great; President Obama!" Monique Flowers says after hearing the phrase on television from a room in Alexandria, Virginia after a 13-hour day Tuesday afternoon.
Exhausted, Flowers grabbed some fast food and collapsed with her friends in front of a television to renourish and take in everything that she just witnessed. Before her eyes, the greatest nation in the world just peacefully handed over power to an African-American President.
At the inauguration, Flowers had a ticket to a seat near the Capitol because she performed in the We Are One concert Sunday afternoon. Her choir backed up John Mellencamp (see previous post). She started today at 3:30 this morning to make sure she got into the city in time.
Flowers met several friends and familiar faces from Columbus County today, including Tankeisha Cutler and Deidra Smith of Whiteville, fellow volunteer Columbus2DC correspondents Evelyn and Harold Troy and the wife of Whiteville sports standout Chester McLaughlin.
Of the inauguration, Flowers said; "It was really a tear-jerking moment." That was an understatement, as the moment capped off a lifetime of dreams and kicked off a lifetime of hope.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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