Americans across the country honored the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. In Louisville, Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron attended the annual MLK Day Motorcade and Rally.The lawmakers' presencei s nothing new for this event, now in its 47th year, because the attendees expect their political leaders to help them fulfill King's dream.Beshear was well-received at the annual rally."Those of you that worked hard, that put your faith in me, I hope you've been proud of what we've been able to do in about our first 45 days," Beshear said. "And I will tell you, on day six, I could hear Dr. King in my head, talking about the worst inequality being lack of access to health care. That's when we rescinded that Medicaid waiver and protected health care for 95,000 Kentuckians."Cameron, who is Kentucky's first African-American attorney general, also spoke at the event."The incredible sacrifices made during his life and his tireless service towards others opened the door for new opportunities that were never thought possible for a young man who looked like me," Cameron said. The annual motorcade was held earlier in the day.Candidates in the Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell took photos and shook hands at the motorcade's starting location."He fought for social equality, economic justice. These are things we still need to fight for here in Kentucky and in America," Senate candidate Amy McGrath said."I think we should tap into that energy, that message of if we stand together, we lock arms, all across Kentucky, we can build a better future and we can bend that arc and we can defeat poverty," Senate candidate state Rep. Charles Booker said.The politicians said the should be measured by what King called "the arc of justice.""I know that it's part of my responsibility, if not my major responsibility as a public official, to correct those wrongs and to set that arc bending in the right direction," Rep. John Yarmuth said.Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad also spoke about the Synergy Project, a new program aimed at improving the relationship between the police and Louisville's African-American community.