On, March 7, 1965 ... by a state trooper while trying to protect his mother at a civil rights demonstration. On the outskirts of Selma, after they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the marchers ...

Fifty or more Syracusans, led by Father Charles Brady, took real risks to make our society more just, says the letter writer.

Ironically, Selma was thriving economically when it acquired global fame. The Civil Rights ... completed on March 24th, 1965, by thousands who covered 10 miles a day along Route 80 before ...

This is the second year Emory students have participated in the tour organized by the A. D. King Foundation, a non-profit ...

Montgomery, Alabama, the final site of a crucial march from Selma, is set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of an event that ...

"We're here to remind people that there are human and civil rights that we are ... The event is known as "The Annual Pilgrimage to Selma," and features a festival of arts and music ahead of the March ...

It's been 60 years since Bloody Sunday, when a peaceful civil rights march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama turned violent as police attacked demonstrators. Advocates in New York ...

In 1965, the Selma marches marked a significant turning point in the fight for civil rights in the United States The marches, which culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ...

On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late Congressman John Lewis, gathered for a peaceful march for voting rights in Selma. But that peace was shattered on the Edmund ...

It's been 60 years since the historic Civil Rights March in Selma, Alabama. Protesters demanded equal voting rights for African Americans. State troopers met those calls with shocking violence.