On March 25, 1965, triumphant civil rights demonstrators led by Martin Luther King, Jr. marched into Montgomery, Alabama. It was the culmination of a fifty-mile procession from Selma. As they ...
People across the country are remembering civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Monday. Part of his legacy includes ...
That day, about 600 people had gathered at Brown A.M.E. Church in Selma, then walked peacefully on Main Street toward the ...
At one point, desperate that the march in Selma is going ahead too soon, there is a suggestion in the film that LBJ gives the go-ahead for Hoover’s FBI to do something to try to undermine King.
This year, many of the conversations surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day have involved the new movie “Selma,” about the historic marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama in 1965.
The 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches that culminated in the passing of the landmark Voting Rights Act, will be commemorated in March of 2025. As in ...
Three civil rights activists from Selma, Alabama, remember what they marched for in 1965, but they question how much the ...
The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama memorializes the route taken by marchers during the Voting Rights March from March 21 to March 25, 1965. This complete guide includes ...
He participated in seminal events including the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma-to-Montgomery march. As chair of SNCC he coordinated voter registration and ...