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

Make no mistake about it, this event led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which gave the vote to Black Americans ...

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

In honor of the Selma to Montgomery March, the Montgomery Bicycle Club is planning its 51-mile ride on the route civil rights ...

February 18, 1965 – During a march in Marion, state troopers attack the demonstrators. State trooper James Bonard Fowler shoots and kills Jimmie Lee Jackson. Fowler was charged with murder in 2007 and ...

The historic city of Selma, Alabama, is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors for the 60th anniversary commemoration of “Bloody Sunday” and the subsequent Selma-to-Montgomery ...

The Selma to Montgomery March and Bloody Sunday deserve to be remembered for their importance to civil rights in the U.S.

Ripon College student Gary G. Yerkey was among 10 from the college eager to join the march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery ...

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 ...

Wesley United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge will observe the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March on Sunday, ...

Vice President Kamala Harris and many others walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge commemorating the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday voting rights march in 1965, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Selma, ...