Past Events from August 27, 2022 – September 19, 2022 – Page 9 – The King Center

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Month

August 2022

August 27, 2022

History – The King Center, under the leadership of CSK, spearheads the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington

August 27, 2022

History – The Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission is established and signed into law

August 28, 2022

History – The March on Washington & MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech

September 2022

September 2, 2022

History – MLK became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL.

September 9, 2022

History – Congress passed legislation creating the Civil rights Commission and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice

September 11, 2022

History – Willie Christine Farris was born in Atlanta

September 13, 2022

History – Alberta William King was born

September 15, 2022

History – 16th Street Baptist Bombing in Birmingham, AL

September 18, 2022

History – MLK meets with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican in Rome

September 19, 2022

History – MLK is stabbed by a woman during his first book signing “Stride Toward Freedom” in Harlem, NY.