As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn’t blind to the fact that racism existed. But he also knew freedom in. “There was never a question over whether I could vote when I ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

They came toward us. Beating us with nightsticks, trampled by horses, releasing the tear gas. I thought I was gonna die on ...

Black History Month this year falls on the 60th anniversary of many crucial moments of the Civil Rights Movement that would ...

Jr. at the front of the march to Montgomery, was not the only rabbi on the march. JTA reported that several rabbis were arrested for their participation: Rabbis jailed by Selma police during the ...

Part of his legacy includes leading a march from Selma, Alabama to the state capitol ... It’s been nearly 60 years since that march to Montgomery. 97-year-old Luverne resident Richard Harrison ...

People across the country are remembering civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Monday. Part of his legacy includes leading a march from Selma, Alabama to the state capitol in Montgomery in March ...

The Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, was the scene of a major civil rights confrontation in March, 1965, in which ...

the first Black mayor of Selma, Alabama, a city in the center of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1965, it was the start of the 55-mile march to Montgomery, where King led the protest. Perkins was a ...

Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed film brings the 1965 voting rights march to vivid life through David ... “Glory” by Common and John Legend, Selma resonates with contemporary audiences by ...

Average home sale price (in year sold): $21,500 Average home sale price (in 2024): $214,541 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 continued the theme of civil rights legislation at the forefront of American ...