Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration - 2022

510 South Washington Street,Falls Church VA 22046

17 January, 2022

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The Annual March & commemorative program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights history of The City of Falls Church - FREE The opening event of 2022 is our Annual March & commemorative program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It takes place on Monday, January 17 and you are cordially invited to join us. Participants will meet at 9:00 AM at the Tinner Hill Civil Rights Monument, Lee Highway (South Washington St.) & Tinner Hill Road. The march, at 10:00 AM, will proceed down Maple Avenue to Falls Church Episcopal, 115 East Fairfax St. (Entrance: 166 East Broad St), Falls Church, VA 22046. Area service organizations will be at the church providing information about volunteer opportunities in our local communities. A commemoration program will take place in the church at 12 Noon. Free & open to the public, this event will also include children activities. Information: www.tinnerhill.org The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation was established in 1997 to preserve and celebrate the early civil rights history of Northern Virginia.  African Americans have been an integral part of the local history of Northern Virginia in slavery and in freedom.  From emancipation, through segregation, to non-violent peaceful protest and civil discourse, African Americans helped to bring about social change, equal rights, and equal access in education, voting rights, public utilities, and transportation in our communities and our nation. The Tinner HIll Heritage Foundation does research into the history that has be lost, hidden, forgotten, and left out of our textbooks. Through our programs: Tinner Hill Music Festival; Giving Voice: Heritage Walking Tour; Dr. E. B. Henderson "Dear Editor" Contest, and others, we hope to resurrect the rich and vibrant past that existed in the African American communities of Falls Church, Fairfax County and Northern Virginia.