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How the images of John Lewis being beaten during ‘Bloody Sunday’ went viral
(THE CONVERSATION) On March 7, 1965, Alabama state troopers beat and gassed John Lewis and hundreds of marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. TV reporters and photographers were there ...
Years before ‘Bloody’ Selma, John Lewis prayed to end segregation in Cairo, IL
It would be almost another three years before John Lewis got his skull cracked protesting injustice. Three years before he ...
Dynamite outside a synagogue: Civil rights stories imperiled by federal cuts
A young janitor’s role in thwarting an attempted bombing in 1958 is the latest addition to an Alabama oral history project ...
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Presidents vs. governors, venomous snakes: Down in Alabama
Back in 1965, 60 years ago, it was President Lyndon Johnson pulling rank on Gov. George Wallace to deploy the guard to protect demonstrators during a Selma-to-Montgomery march over voting rights ...
Take a mouthwatering trip down Alabama’s Barbecue Trail
From pig ears to "white sauce" to the legendary ribs that fed the civil rights movement, Alabama has a diverse and tangy ...
The best places to get a taste of Alabama barbecue—‘white sauce’ included
From pig ears to "white sauce" to the legendary ribs that fed the civil rights movement, Alabama has a diverse and tangy culinary history. Here are the best places to get a taste.
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12 Alabama Soul Food Spots That Locals Will Never Give Up No Matter The Yelp Reviews
Dig into Alabama’s soul food gems—where recipes carry history, flavor hugs your heart, and every bite tells a story worth ...
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The use of federal troops to quell Los Angeles protests recalls militarized law enforcement during the Civil Rights Movement - The Conversation
Alabama’s Selma-to-Montgomery march began as a memorial to Jimmie Lee Jackson, a young Black civil rights activist who was killed by police on Feb. 26, 1965.