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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...
1965 Selma to Montgomery March Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year 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 ...
'See us': Selma's post-tornado recovery on display at march events
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAndrea Coleman stood alongside friends and family at a barbeque stand on the 58th anniversary of...
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...
Bloody Sunday: In Selma, Harris links rights movement with bodily autonomy
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSpeaking in Selma, Alabama, on the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris...
GOPLAY Calendar for March 21-27
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months ago59th anniversary commemoration of Selma to Montgomery March On Thursday March 21 from 10 a.m.-noon, Montgomery will be honoring the 1965 march from Selma...
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...
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...
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Selma for Bloody Sunday commemoration
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 months agoVice President Kamala Harris will travel to Alabama this weekend to join Selma's annual...
Blazing talent: Selma native Asher HaVon advances on 'The Voice'
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA day after the eyes of the world were on Selma, one of the city’s native sons captured hearts and...