Rev Jesse Jackson and Larry Hamm, at 2016 Democratic Convention, in Philadelphia. Recently, representing the People’s Organization For Progress I attended the funeral of civil rights leader Rev Jesse ...
Sixty-one years ago this month, Alabama state troopers attacked civil rights marchers on. On March 7, 1965, the world looked on in horror as activists were bloodied because they were marching for ...
On Sunday, March 8, ahead of the 61st commemoration of Bloody Sunday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell was joined by several elected officials for a press conference at the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Reflecting on the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, the article honors civil rights activists and the struggle for voting rights in Baltimore and Selma.
Rep. James E. Clyburn is the go-to for both reassurance and resolve. That makes sense, since the South Carolina Democrat is a student of history — and has lived it. He chronicles some of the country’s ...
As thousands of people from throughout the nation gathered in Selma on Sunday, March 8, to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, they were reminded ...
A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom ...
Hundreds of people traveled to Selma this weekend to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, retracing the steps ...
The Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, honoring the legacy of Bloody Sunday, faced an early end Sunday after two shootings ...
Thousands gathered in Selma to honor the sacrifices made during Bloody Sunday and to continue the fight for civil and voting ...
AG Brown joined civil rights leaders and elected officials in Selma this weekend to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday ...
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