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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...
NEH program in Selma, Alabama on civil rights movement was life-changing, attendee says
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis summer, I had the privilege of being chosen to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities...
'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...
'Selma was a reckoning': Biden marks voting rights anniversary in Alabama
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This article has been updated to clarify that the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived to Selma...
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...
In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSELMA, Ala. — President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit...
Eighth of August: Civil rights activist who took part in 1965 Selma march will be at Jubilee
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year’s Eighth of August Jubilee brings a giant of the Civil Rights Movement to Knoxville....
Alabama civil rights locations receive over $3 million in funding from National Park Service
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“This $3.1 million is a big win for the State of Alabama,” said Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell, “and will...
In Selma, Biden presses for voting rights on 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSELMA, Alabama (Reuters) -President Joe Biden pressed for the passage of measures to strengthen U.S....
Vice President Kamala Harris to join in marking anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Alabama bridge
theGrio via AOL· 3 months agoHarris to “honor the legacy of the civil rights movement” and “address the ongoing work to achieve...