2 events,
History – The King Center, under the leadership of CSK, spearheads the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington
History – The Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission is established and signed into law
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History – The March on Washington & MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech
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History – MLK became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL.
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History – Congress passed legislation creating the Civil rights Commission and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice
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History – Willie Christine Farris was born in Atlanta
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History – Alberta William King was born
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History – 16th Street Baptist Bombing in Birmingham, AL
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History – MLK is stabbed by a woman during his first book signing “Stride Toward Freedom” in Harlem, NY.
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History – The King Center initiates the Ghandi Birhday observance and opens the Ghandi Exhibit
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