TULSA, Okla. — A group of local activists just returned from Selma, Alabama. They were chosen to participate in a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where 60 years ago, people ...
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Fifty years ago, on March 7, 1965, 600 marchers protesting for voting equality left the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma ...
In this episode of Our Journey Forward, we focus on "The Bridge," one of the most powerful and emotional moments of our journey. The episode centers on the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, ...
The initiative has spent the last few years improving Selma, from beautification projects to helping local entrepreneurs.
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 ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black-and-white digital image of ...
SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - In celebration and commemoration of the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, people from all across Alabama gathered at the Civil Rights Memorial Park in ...