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Late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis to be honored with postage stamp
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe late Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights juggernaut who spent his life fighting for equality and...
Legacy and leadership inspires one man's goal for better future
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, we remember the freedom fighters who were beaten and bloodied...
'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...
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...
'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...
Civil rights icon John Lewis, more to be honored with new USPS stamps
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLate Georgia Rep. John Lewis, an icon of the civil rights movement who served in Congress for...
Black leaders reflect on John Lewis, racial equality ahead of Biden’s Bloody Sunday speech
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs President Joe Biden prepares to travel to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of...
President signs bill allowing Southwest Atlanta postal facility to be renamed after John Lewis
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA post office facility in Southwest Atlanta will be renamed after the late civil rights icon and...
A metro post office could soon be renamed after civil rights icon John Lewis
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA bill to name Atlanta’s main post office after the late civil rights leader and Congressman John...
'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...