A year later, in the spring of 1965, King sent out a call to white college students from the North like me and others at Ripon College “to stand up” and come to Selma, Alabama, for a five-day march to ...
John Reynolds returned to Selma for the 60th anniversary of both the SCOPE program and the Selma to Montgomery march.
Alongside Martin Luther King in that pivotal moment for civil rights marched Greek Orthodox Archbishop of the Americas Iakovos.
He was among the first rows of people who crossed the Edmond Pettus Bridge on what is known as "Bloody Sunday." ...
On March 7, 1965, the Black Rights movement in America witnessed a turning point when hundreds of activists were confronted ...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The entire gym froze at the whistle. "Listen!" screamed Alabama head coach Nate Oats, as he catapulted onto the court from the sideline, refusing to take his foot off the gas ...
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen said today he would run for lieutenant governor next year. “For a kid that grew up at the end of a dirt road to have the opportunity to serve in public life ...