Sixty years ago on March 7, hundreds of footsoldiers in the Civil Rights Movement were violently beaten and gassed by Alabama ...

For foot soldiers of the movement, celebration comes amid concerns about new voting restrictions and Trump administration’s ...

Over the years, our country’s tragedies and triumphs have been written in Jesse Jackson’s determined brow, silent tears and ...

In an op-ed, SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang reflects on 60 years of struggle, marching and sacrifices for civil, ...

Advocates are gathering in Selma, Alabama, this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" amid fears of a ...

On March 7, 1965, one of the most vicious attacks by American law enforcement on American Citizen's in U.S. history occured in an event known as Bloody Sunday.

In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...

John Reynolds returned to Selma for the 60th anniversary of both the SCOPE program and the Selma to Montgomery march.

In 1965, the Selma marches marked a significant turning point ... were a powerful demonstration of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience The marches were organized by Martin Luther King ...

Much civil disobedience and nonviolent protest already is occurring ... the spirit and essence of the five-day, 54-mile Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights that took place March 21 to ...

Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7 ... in non-violent protest tactics 60 years ...

Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...