The 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday was commemorated on March 7. On that day in 1965, civil rights marchers, led by then-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee leader John Lewis and Southern ...
Voting rights remain under attack, and voting rights protections, including those created in the 1965 Voting Rights Act, have ...
Reflecting on the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march, highlighting the ongoing struggle for civil rights and ...
Leading up to the Beloved Benefit on Aug. 14, we are recognizing a total of nine nonprofits that are advancing social and economic prosperity across Georgia through the Beacon Voting Campaign. Be sure ...
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Brenda Haywood, a former member of Nashville's Metro Council, was 14 years old in 1965 when civil rights activists were ...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his demonstrators stream over an Alabama River bridge at the city limits of Selma, Ala., ...
This month, our nation remembers the heroes of Selma, Alabama.  Sixty years ago, they marched for voting rights, survived brutal beatings, and inspired the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
This weekend, Selma commemorated the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday with a powerful call to action, urging Americans to do more than just remem ...
Sheyann Webb-Christburg was 8 years old when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to lead hundreds in a march from Selma ...
The protesters of the civil rights movement didn’t just show up. They planned for every eventuality. It’s a lesson that’s starkly relevant today.