Organizers said this year's event was even more special with the inauguration of Barack Obama.
"Because we now have a black man that's going to be inaugurated for president of the United States of America and will be the most powerful man in the world. And he's a black man which is a crescendo of what this event is all about, accepting each other as we are," said event organizer Dwight Amey.
This was the 13th year for the Unity Celebration in Merced.
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