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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...
Renovations to Selma center bring back memories of Bloody Sunday
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHelen Brooks and Alice Moore did not know each other when they marched for voting rights on Bloody...
Selma's 'smallest freedom fighter' reflects on Civil Rights Movement 59 years later
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSheyann Webb-Christburg had just turned 9 years old when she became Selma's "smallest freedom...
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...
President Joe Biden to visit Selma for annual bridge crossing
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden will travel to Selma on Sunday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of Bloody...
1965 Selma to Montgomery March Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHere’s a look at the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama. Facts Throughout March of 1965, a group of demonstrators faced violence as they attempted to march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery ...
On This Day, March 7: Police attack Selma, Ala., marchers on Bloody Sunday
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn March 7, 1965, civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., were turned back...
Selma marchers beaten, gas up to $1.67 a gallon: News Journal archives, week of March 3
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months ago"Pages of history" features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning...
Bloody Sunday: In Selma, Harris links rights movement with bodily autonomy
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSpeaking in Selma, Alabama, on the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris...
Selma the Musical: City's untold stories find new life on the stage
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIt was a mere 59 years ago that thousands stood up to oppression and marched from Selma for the...