"In 50 years, when none of us are here, people will want to pay homage [to Obama's presidency]. This was a crucial time in ...

As the Supreme Court heard arguments in a racially charged Louisiana voting rights case last month, down on its ground floor ...

David Greenberg has produced a biography of John Lewis that, if not quite definitive, is still the gold standard by which all ...

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, perhaps Selma’s most recognizable landmark, spans the Alabama River with a quiet dignity that belies its monumental importance in American civil rights history.

Jackson finished second in the Democratic primary to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who would go on to lose the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush. But Jackson’s strong results ...

The initiative has spent the last few years improving Selma, from beautification projects to helping local entrepreneurs.

The Alabama portion of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail leads the nation in the number of civil rights heritage sites and in how ...

It is a phrase that can be overdone. Not every excess of law enforcement is comparable to the actions of the Gestapo, Adolf ...

For history buffs, Old Cahawba Archaeological Park offers a different kind of time travel experience just outside Selma. This ghost town was once Alabama’s first state capital before being abandoned ...

The Alabama portion of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail continues to stand as a cornerstone of cultural tourism in the South, ...

TheGrio takes a closer look into the aftermath of the 2024 election and why Black women remain optimistic in the MAGA era of ...