60 years later: Selma Foot Soldiers still fighting for equal voting rights
Reflecting on past struggles and emphasizing the importance of voting, the aging foot soldiers are urging younger generations ...
Politicians speak about voting rights at Selma bridge crossing
SELMA, Ala. ( WSFA) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to hear lawmakers’ words of encouragement. Among these lawmakers were Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Congressman ...
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House Democrats whip "NO" on GOP plan to avoid government shutdown
House Democratic leaders are urging their members to oppose the stopgap spending bill Republicans plan to bring to the floor ...
People gather at Edmund Pettus Bridge for 60th Bridge Crossing Jubilee
Thousands gathered at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to celebrate and memorialize Civil Rights leaders who marched in ...
60 Years Later: Hundreds gather in Selma to commemorate Bloody Sunday, honor foot soldiers, and continue the fight for change
In 1965, activists started a march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the right to vote. However, as they were crossing ...
60 years later, Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ draws visitors from around US: ‘It’s a journey for all of us’
The population of the small historic town of Selma, Alabama swells once a year as people from around the nation flock to its ...
'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrance, concerns about future
Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Bloody Sunday Commemoration
A person takes a photo of the march over the Edmund Pettus bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that ...
At Selma’s civil rights anniversary, fears rise about the way forward
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...
Hundreds walk across Edmund Pettus Bridge on 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday
Hundreds marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge honoring 60 years since Bloody Sunday. Activists say the fight for voting rights continues, urging civic engagement.
Friday makes 60 years since the Selma to Montgomery bridge crossing: 60 events to mark it
In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...