21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration

George smith, left, Bobby Joyner, center, and Arthur Smith of the New Bethel Men's Choir sing "I Found Everything" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Rev. Debbie Thornton, Bishop Stafford Moore, and Minister Eric Ware listen as Major Ben Stillwell pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Dorcel Ware sings "How Excellent is Thy Name" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Two-year-old Delante Bailey sheds a tear Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

People sing the closing song "We Shall Overcome" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Altha Robinson accompanies her daughter Ramona Bailey on piano Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Major Ben Stillwell, right, listens as Minister Eric Ware of House of Prayer pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Arther Smith belts out "Trouble in My Way" along with the New Bethel Men's Choir Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

People join hands during the closing song "We Shall Overcome" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Friends of th Salvation Army accept a service award Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Rev. Dan Johnson sings "Lift Every Voice" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Pastor Rodger Rice, right, and Charles Patterson join others in singing the closing song "We Shall Overcome" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

People sing and clap along to "Lift Every Voice" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Bishop Stafford Moore, left, the New Bethel Men's Chorus, Rev. Debbie Thornton, and Debra Mitchell-Braxton sing "We Shall Overcome" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

People join together for the closing song "We Shall Overcome" Sunday, January 16, 2011 during the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)