Southern Poverty Law Center6d
Changes in tone, intent mark 60th Anniversary Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee
This Jubilee was a revival of spirit and purpose, not a retrospective, with the goal of encouraging people in the audience to fight for justice.
60 Years Later: Hundreds gather in Selma to commemorate Bloody Sunday, honor foot soldiers, and continue the fight for change
In 1965, activists started a march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the right to vote. However, as they were crossing ...
The Philadelphia Tribune1dOpinion
Old warriors still must fight without ceasing
There are a handful of photographs of Jesse Jackson that capture not only his unique place in history but that also ...
The Washington Informer4d
60 Years Since Selma: Religious, Political Leaders Talk Next Steps Ahead
Civil rights leaders gather in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and call for continued ...
‘Bloody Sunday’ remembered
Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in ...
60 years later, Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ draws visitors from around US: ‘It’s a journey for all of us’
The population of the small historic town of Selma, Alabama swells once a year as people from around the nation flock to its ...
Politicians speak about voting rights at Selma bridge crossing
SELMA, Ala. ( WSFA) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to hear lawmakers’ words of encouragement. Among these lawmakers were Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Congressman ...
The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald2d
All roads lead to Selma
SELMA, AL – Sixty years have passed since a group of peaceful protesters were severely beaten after crossing the Edmund ...
Pappas: Bloody Sunday 60th anniversary and civil rights movement offer lessons for today
What those patriotic Americans showed us is that ours is a government of the people where everyday Americans can stand up and ...