He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.
She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were ...
John Lewis, born February 21, 1940, in Pike County, Alabama was an American Civil Rights Leader and politician.Lewis, the son ...
John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940. He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr.
As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn’t blind to the fact that racism existed. But he also knew ...
As part of the successful effort to advance racial equality, many mass gatherings and actions were performed over the ...
Lima 6th Ward Councilman Derry Glenn wants the public to know about an upcoming dinner to commemorate the late Civil Rights activist and Congressman John Lewis.
A Selma man is being charged with murder following a shooting Sunday morning, according to the Selma Police Department.
JTA’s Selma ... in Alabama in 1965. Viewers may wish to supplement the film with JTA’s coverage at the time, which, not surprisingly, zoomed in on the Jewish role. After the “Bloody Sunday ...
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory at 1:03 a.m. on Saturday valid for Sunday between midnight and noon for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan ...
On Saturday at 2:18 a.m. a wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Sunday between midnight and noon for Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva and Houston counties. The weather ...
The Arkansas Razorbacks, led by coach John Calipari, lost to the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide 85-81 on Saturday. Calipari believes his team lost their nerve in the second half, allowing Alabama to ...