He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

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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 ...

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On Wednesday Feb. 12, IUP students had the opportunity to attend a Lunch and Learn in honor of Black History Month. The event was titled “Good and Necessary Trouble” – John Lewis and America’s ...

Up to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 ... That led to a much larger march from Selma to Montgomery, with hundreds of Black citizens in protest. The Alabama troopers were on ...

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

As the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March approaches, we can (once again) show this state and our country what it means to be a beacon of hope. Jose Vazquez is a resident of ...

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Jr. Day have involved the new movie “Selma,” about the historic marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama in 1965. Viewers may wish to supplement the film with JTA’s coverage at the time ...