SELMA, Ala. -- Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Sixty years ago, on March 7, Sheyann Webb-Christburg walked with 600 other activists in Selma, Alabama, to protest Black voter suppression. As they reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge, just six blocks ...
Sixty years ago on March 7, 1965, a group of peaceful, unarmed activists — men, women and children — walked slowly and with purpose toward a mass of hatred. That day on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in ...
A pivotal moment unfolded in Selma, Alabama, beginning on March 7, 1965. Roughly 600 courageous demonstrators launched a march that caught the attention of the entire nation. Activists sought to ...
On March 25, 1965, the historic Selma to Montgomery March concluded with 25,000 people listening to Martin Luther King in his “Not Long, How Long?” speech at the Alabama state Capitol. Two weeks ...
Sixty years ago this week, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led civil rights demonstrators on their third attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The march marked the tail-end of the struggle ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The City of Montgomery is finishing up celebrations commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March. Celebrations ended at the Capitol steps Sunday with a ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March is approaching, and so is an immersive new way to experience the historical event in the 21st century. The City of ...
As everyone knows, Black history is America history. Our struggles and victories have affected this country for centuries, even though we don’t always receive our just due. With Black History Month ...
On the 50th anniversary of the iconic march that forever gave Selma an iconic but bloody place in civil rights history, the Alabama town still has a long way to go in the way of economic development, ...
Browder will discuss the history of medical apartheid and its lasting impact on people of color. The event will also feature free health screenings, food, giveaways, and a tribute to civil rights ...