Discover Barack Obama's journey from community organizer to first African American US President. Legacy and impact.

It is the 60th anniversary of Selma. A march across the town’s chunky ... the minister when he delivered his American Promise speech to congress on March 15th, at once fiery and mournful.

Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for "crude and hurtful" remarks he made about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama after an interview with a Fox News correspondent. The remarks came ...

Bloody Sunday, civil rights activists warn that the right to vote is in peril due to political attacks and restrictive laws.

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In 2015, then-President Barack Obama spoke in Selma for the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday ... The Democratic governor highlighted the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in his speech.

Sixty years after the Bloody Sunday march in Selma Alabama, the contributions of Black women civil rights activists are still being acknowledged today.