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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...
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...
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...
One civil rights icon has been overlooked in history books. His family is trying to change that.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlan Reese’s passion for protecting his grandfather’s place in history started when he was a fifth...
Vice President Harris is forging her own path
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOPINION: In the past month, Vice President Kamala Harris has stepped more into the spotlight and seems ready for the presidential campaign ahead. The...
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...
Opinion: Civil rights tour helps remember struggle for equality, right to vote
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA week ago, I traveled with a group from Givens Estates on a civil rights tour. We started in...
U athletes share emotions of touring Alabama civil rights landmarks
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGophers athletes Taylor Landfair and Julia Hayes knew of the landmark civil rights movements in Alabama in the 1960s, but visiting where the events took place made a lasting impression. Landfair ...
Who are Prince Hall Freemasons? The story of a Black fraternal organization in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeorge Blue has his hopes pinned on a surveillance device. Blue is a longtime member of David D....
Another train derails in Ohio, Americans in more credit card debt than ever: 5 Things podcast
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Another train derails in Ohio Another train derailed in...