Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. King, both a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist, had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s. Among many efforts, King headed the SCLC. Through his activism, he played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the South and other areas of the nation, as well as the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, among several other honors. King was assassinated in April 1968, and continues to be remembered as one of the most lauded African-American leaders in history, often referenced by his 1963 speech, “I Have a Dream.”
EVENTS
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| December 1, 2022 – January 16, 2023 |
A Retrospective Of Artist Keith Bankston Education Classroom 109 |
Tubman African American Museum 310 Cherry Street Downtown Macon Georgia 31201 |
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| January 1, 2023 | Imani-Faith Celebrate and Observe | At Home | |
| January 1, 2023 | 6:00 pm | Emancipation Proclamation Service Keynote Speaker: Rev. Everett Slay | Unity Baptist Church 3280 Millerfield Macon, Ga 31217 |
| January 13, 2023 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Mentor’s Project Meet & Greet for Prospective New Members Help us get 70 new mentors for 2023! Contact: June O’Neal (478) 765-8624 |
427 Poplar Street |
| January 15, 2023 | 6:00 pm | Living The Dream In Worship Keynote Speaker: Rev. Lisa M. Watson | Greens Tabernacle Baptist Church 5310 Bloomfield Road Macon Ga, 31206 |
January 16, 2023 |
8:00 am |
MLK Out-Door Drive-In Breakfast and Service |
Tubman Museum 310 Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia |
| 9:00 am |
Martin Luther King Breakfast – Living the dream Per adult $12, Per Child $6 |
1104 Third Street, Macon, GA, 31021 | |
| 11:00 am | MLK Memorial March North – Booker T. Washington East – Rosa Jackson Center South – Memorial Gym West – Frank Johnson Rec. Center | City Hall Government Center 700 Poplar Street Macon, Ga 31201 | |
| 12:30 pm | Church Celebration Keynote Speaker: Rev. James Mann Evangelical Ministers Alliance | Steward Chapel AME Church 887 Forsyth Street Macon, Ga 31201 | |
| 3:00 pm |
Jubilee Celebration Art, Music, History, Food & Culture Admission %5 |
Tubman African American American Museum 310 Cherry Street Macon, Georgia 31201 |
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| January 20, 2023 | 10:00 am | Forward together from Ocmulgee To Okmulgee – Ceremony for raising the flag of the Muscogee Creek Nation |
Macon-Bibb City Hall 700 Poplar Street Macon, Georgia |
| January 28, 2023 | 6:00 Doors Open 7:00 Dinner 8:00 Concert | All That Jazz Concert & Ball Balcony Tickets $50 & $75 478-743-8544 | Tubman Museum 310 Cherry Street Macon, Ga 31201 |
| January 2023 | TBD | Save the Date – ATJ 2023 | Tubman Museum 310 Cherry Street Macon, Ga 31201 |
| February 1, 2023 | 11:00 am | Black History Month Kickoff With Susan McCauley | Rosa Parks Square, 1st ln Macon, GA 31201 |
| February 4, 2023 | 11:00 am |
FREEDOM IN THE PARK: A Live re-enactment of the Rosa Parks Story Register Here |
Rosa Parks Square Downtown Macon |
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