In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...
In March 1965, a walk for voting rights took five days to make the journey from Selma to Montgomery. On Saturday, Feb. 22, a group will use bicycles to make the same trip in hours. In honor of the ...
People make the pilgrimage annually to walk across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge ... John Lewis was one of the leaders of ...
The board interviews six candidates last week, then interviewed three finalists this week before narrowing the field.
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...
She was there on the bridge that day. Sheyann Webb-Christburg was 9 years old on March 7, 1965. She was Dr. Martin Luther ...
On March 25, 1965, thousands of marchers arrived in Montgomery after a 54-mile journey from Selma, demanding equal ... along the Civil Rights Trail, walk the historic route from St. Jude Campus ...
March 21, 1965 – About 3,200 people march out of Selma for Montgomery under the protection of federal troops. They walk about 12 miles a day and sleep in fields at night. March 25, 1965 – The ...
On Sunday, March 9, 2025, a large group gathered in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 60th anniversary of a clash that became known ...