In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...

The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery. The events run from March 3-23. Highlights include a gospel and R&B explosion, a hip-hop summit and a ...

Led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., between 3,000 and 8,000 marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge out of Selma on their way to Montgomery.

Throughout March of 1965, a group of demonstrators faced violence as they attempted to march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery ... 1965 – President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of ...

Credit: Alabama State Police Organizers go public with their plan to march from Selma across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and down U.S. Highway 80 to Montgomery. Leaders call Alabama Gov. George ...

65 photographs by Spider Martin on view now through June 1, 2025, at the the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts reveal an intimate, first-hand perspective of the Selma to Montgomery March in its entirety.

SELMA, ALABAMA - MARCH 01: Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) arrives to speak to the crowd at the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing reenactment marking the 55th anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday on March 1 ...

The Montgomery Bicycle Club will hold a 51-mile bike ride in honor of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march. The cost to participate is $265 for cyclists and $145 for non-riders. The event will ...

The 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery March marks a pivotal moment in American history, honoring ...

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 ...