50 Years Forward: Difference between revisions

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50 Years Forward is the theme of the City of Birmingham's year-long program of events recognizing the semi-centennial anniversary of the Birmingham Campaign and the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church.

January 5: NAACP Emancipation Commemoration at Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
January 17: Release of NAACP's When We Walk commemorative calendar.
January 18: "This is Our Story" music and spoken word program at St Joseph Baptist Church
January 19: Citywide Youth Program and activities at Shiloh Baptist Church. SCLC gun buy-back at St Joseph Baptist
January 20: Cultural Arts Presentation at Hopewell Baptist Church
January 21 (Martin Luther King, Jr Day): March from Birmingham City Hall to Kelly Ingram Park and Civil Rights Rally at 16th Street Baptist Church
- MLK Love Feast for homeless and senior citizens, Boutwell Auditorium
- Alabama Symphony Orchestra's "Reflect and Rejoice concert with premieres of "Here We Are" and "Send Me Hope" by composer Henry Panion
January 24–26: SCLC Leadership Conference
January 27; NAACP salute to Civil Rights Mass Churches, 16th Street Baptist

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 * [[January 19]]: Citywide Youth Program and activities at [[Shiloh Baptist Church]]. [[SCLC]] gun buy-back at St Joseph Baptist
 * [[January 20]]: Cultural Arts Presentation at [[Hopewell Baptist Church]]
-* [[January 21]] (Martin Luther King Day): March from [[Birmingham City Hall]] to [[Kelly Ingram Park]] and Civil Rights Rally at [[16th Street Baptist Church]]
+* [[January 21]] ([[Martin Luther King, Jr]] Day): March from [[Birmingham City Hall]] to [[Kelly Ingram Park]] and Civil Rights Rally at [[16th Street Baptist Church]]
 ** [[MLK Love Feast]] for homeless and senior citizens, [[Boutwell Auditorium]]
 ** [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]]'s "[[Reflect and Rejoice]] concert with premieres of "Here We Are" and "Send Me Hope" by composer [[Henry Panion]]