The grounds of the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation are now home to one of the country’s most pivotal residences.
In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are scheduled this March in Selma and Montgomery by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge ...
In early 1965, civil rights leaders — in an effort to draw attention to Alabama’s success in preventing ... with their plan to march from Selma across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and down U.S ...
Fifty or more Syracusans, led by Father Charles Brady, took real risks to make our society more just, says the letter writer.
Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for Black Americans. Sixty years ago, on March 7, 1965, ...
On March 7, 1965, the Bloody Sunday marchers led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams walked in pairs across the Selma bridge headed toward Montgomery. Charles Mauldin was near the front of the line ...
Dozens of people from Metro Atlanta woke up bright and early on Sunday morning. Hopping on a bus headed to Selma, Alabama for the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” ...
SELMA, Ala. — Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. The marchers were ...
A pivotal moment unfolded in Selma ... Pettus Bridge. Nearly 60 people were tear gassed and ruthlessly beaten with bullwhips and clubs by the cops — sworn to protect them. March leader, John ...
Jackson was in Selma, Alabama ... s easy to look at the images from that commemorative march and feel as if time has stood still. The bridge has the familiar rickety look of yesteryear with ...
It is the 60th anniversary of Selma. A march across the town’s chunky metal bridge will take place tomorrow to mark the events of Alabama’s Bloody Sunday. The remaining participants in the ...
Events, many of them free, include a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery.