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'Foundation of the bridge': Recalling 'Courageous Eight' who risked all to spearhead Selma marches
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 60 years ago, Black leaders organized three marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, the...
The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWomen listen during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images...
'Sacred ground': Joe Biden marks 58th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe black-and-white images that flickered across television sets from that Bloody Sunday in Selma...
Amelia Name Meaning
Parents via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAmelia is a popular baby name that has existed for centuries. Learn more about the origin, popularity, and meaning of the name Amelia. Fact checked by...
Civil rights legacy puts 'the eyes of the world' on tornado damage in Selma, Alabama
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSELMA, Ala. – As Pearlie Miller stood in front of her home in Selma, Alabama, on Friday morning, she...
Here's what's happening during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee this weekend
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands of people gather in Selma every year to commemorate the fight for Black voting rights and...
In Alabama, tornadoes rattle historic civil rights community
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoZakiya Sankara-Jabar’s cellphone buzzed relentlessly as a deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes...
Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King's side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAndrew Young’s first thought when he heard the Voting Rights Act had been signed into law was not...
Two stories about women who have made a difference
Foster's Daily Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGuy Trammell, an African American man from Tuskegee, and Amy Miller, a white woman from South Berwick, write about a woman they each considered a hero.
