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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...
House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma, Alabama, that then-4-year-old Jawana...
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 ...
Original Selma marcher dies on eve of tribute; others pledge to fight on
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBilly clubs hitting bodies, screams for help, tears dripping from the gas in the air. Hundreds of...
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...
Mayor Reed announces new civil rights memorial garden in West Montgomery
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlans to revitalize the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail have been in the works for...
'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...
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...
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...
The 1965 Civil Rights March That Changed Everything
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeter Pettus/Library of CongressMarch 21, 1965Walter Dobyne intends to make it all the way from Selma to Montgomery this time. The 18-year-old student...