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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....
'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...
Why the Neo-Nazis Picked Charlottesville in the First Place (It Wasn’t the Statue)
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoZach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images In August of 2017, alt-right activists, Klansmen, 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...
Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark...
In Selma, Kamala Harris says personal freedoms are under attack
Florida Phoenix via Yahoo News· 3 months agoQuality Journalism for Critical Times Vice President Kamala Harris called for new efforts to protect...
Home key to civil rights movement coming to Greenfield Village
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThanks to a $5 million grant from the Erb Family Foundation, the home of Dr. and Mrs. Sullivan...
'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...
Stories from the foot soldiers: Civil rights activists reconnect down memory lane
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoChatter buzzed throughout Selma High School Saturday morning as community members, civil rights foot...