Across the state people gathered to watch the inauguration. In Macon more than a hundred people turned out at the Tubman African American Museum to witness history together.
The crowd at the Tubman Museum cheered when President Barack Obama finished taking the oath of office. Many of the older people in the crowd said this moment seemed unreal.
65-year old Marguerite Farley said she hopes the new president will inspire a generation of young people.
"It makes them realize that there's a ceiling that can be broken, that they can go through that ceiling. They can achieve anything, and it gives them hope. It gives them hope that, my goodness, you know they can go as high as they want to."
Many of those in attendance wiped tears. The crowd of more than a hundred was a cross section of the community and included young and old, black and white.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Macon celebrates the inauguration
