On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late Congressman John Lewis, gathered for a peaceful march ...

Students will learn about the 1965 marches from Selma to Montgomery during the Civil Rights Movement. They will examine the ...

"People are afraid," Selma's mayor told more than 30 Congress members at the start of a weekend of remembrance.

John Lewis, “The Conscience of the Congress,” dedicated his life to ... when he was the leader of the Selma to Montgomery Alabama march for voting rights. He often was called one of the ...

In a move to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the historic Selma to Montgomery March, U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07) has spearhea ...

The late Rep. John Lewis and Hosea Williams led the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. SELMA, Ala. - On Sunday, March 9, 2025, a large group gathered in Selma, Alabama ...

“Selma residents really led this movement." The fight for voting rights continues today. This week, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which aims ...

The bill, H.R. 14, would strengthen the legal protections against racial discrimination in voting and representation.

The late Georgia Congressman John Lewis was one of the leaders of what was supposed to be a march from Selma to Montgomery, ...

The late Georgia Congressman John Lewis was one of the leaders of what was supposed to be a march from Selma to Montgomery, motivated by the killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a Black man shot by a ...

Throughout March of 1965, a group of demonstrators faced violence as they attempted to march from Selma, Alabama ... including future Congressman John Lewis who suffered a fractured skull.