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Commentary: Walking toward justice on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis column appears every other week in Foster’s Daily Democrat and the Tuskegee News. This week Guy...
On This Day, March 7: Police attack Selma, Ala., marchers on Bloody Sunday
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn March 7, 1965, civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., were turned back...
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...
'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...
Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis acted correctly to keep the peace during recent Gaza protest
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJust recently, Vice President Kamala Harris paid homage to the brave civil rights protesters who 59...
'The power of ordinary Americans': Remembering Selma foot soldier George Sallie
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoRain fell in Selma on Saturday, Jan. 27 — the day that hundreds of people honored the legacy of...
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 ...
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...
'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...
Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial as marchers' voices ring out for voting rights
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoVice President Kamala Harris told thousands gathered for the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday...