"People are afraid," Selma's mayor told more than 30 Congress members at the start of a weekend of remembrance.
Students will learn about the 1965 marches from Selma to Montgomery during the Civil Rights Movement. They will examine the ...
In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...
From Bloody Sunday to Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, James "Spider" Martin was always a step ahead of the ...
On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late Congressman John Lewis, gathered for a peaceful march ...
March 7th has seen its fair share of pivotal moments throughout history.One of the most notable events on this day occurred ...
In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...
Make no mistake about it, this event led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which gave the vote to Black Americans ...
February 18, 1965 – During a march in Marion, state troopers attack the demonstrators. State trooper James Bonard Fowler shoots and kills Jimmie Lee Jackson. Fowler was charged with murder in 2007 and ...
The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation has unveiled two new plaques to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first Selma-to-Montgomery March.
This weekend marks sixty years since Bloody Sunday, when hundreds crossed the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma to fight for ...
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