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1992 - John Kee’s "We Walk by Faith" spends 21 weeks on Billboard’s gospel charts.
March 31, 1992 - Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board votes unanimously to open a series of magnet schools.
September 6, 1992 - The Carolina Panthers become Charlotte’s football team.
March 1993 - Dee Sumpter founds Mothers of Murdered Offspring.
June 28, 1993 - "Light for Justice" candlelight vigil held at Marshall Park.
A number of Charlotte's anti-crime organizations come together with politicians, police officials, ministers, and residents to hold a "Light for Justice" candlelight vigil at Marshall Park.
May 15, 1994 - UNC Charlotte awards Butler an honorary degree.
October 16, 1995 - The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. Over 400,000 people gather in Washington D.C. to march.
December 9, 1995 - West Charlotte High School wins the state football championship.
March 1996 - Theater Charlotte presents “The Second City”.
May 30, 1996 - Ground breaking for Beatties Ford Road Library.
June 24, 1996 - The Olympic Torch comes through Charlotte. Vietnam veteran Kater Cornwell will carry it as a “community hero.”
June 29, 1996 - The new West Boulevard branch of the Public Library is dedicated.
July 5-11, 1996 - The National NAACP conference is held in Charlotte. Photo shows President Clinton and NAACP Chairwoman Myrlie Evers-Williams singing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Rev. J. R. Williams directs the singing convention-goers.
November 8, 1996 - The Henrietta Marie Project opens at Spirit Square.
Late 1996 - Protests erupt over the shooting of James Willie Cooper.
January 5, 1997 - The Panthers beat Dallas in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.
April 20, 1997 - The Beatties Ford Road Branch of the Public Library is opened.