Amsterdam News2d
Civil rights advocates march down Brooklyn Bridge in remembrance of ‘Bloody Sunday’
On Sunday, March 9, civil rights leaders gathered at the City Hall steps to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Edmund Pettus.
How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections
A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political ...
AFRO American Newspapers6d
Bloody Sunday at 60: This is not a celebration
Bloody Sunday, civil rights activists warn that the right to vote is in peril due to political attacks and restrictive laws.
Ukiah Daily Journal3d
From the desk of… Dear Congress: Mind your manners
By Kathleen Parker The House censure of Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his rude – and loud – antics during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress seems appropriate, unless you know ...
In Selma, one man’s hope, audacity and our stubborn, despicable past.
Over the years, our country’s tragedies and triumphs have been written in Jesse Jackson’s determined brow, silent tears and his greying head bowed in prayer.
Houston Chronicle3d
How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections
(THE CONVERSATION) Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma ... today,” said Barack Obama in 2007.