In honor of all the sacrifices made on behalf of civil rights foot soldiers 60 years ago, the following 60 events are ...

February 18, 1965 – During a march in Marion, state troopers attack the demonstrators. State trooper James Bonard Fowler shoots and kills Jimmie Lee Jackson. Fowler was charged with murder in 2007 and ...

The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery. The events run from March 3-23. Highlights include a gospel and R&B explosion, a hip-hop summit and a ...

a group of demonstrators faced violence as they attempted to march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama, to demand the right to vote for black people. One of the pivotal days was March 7 ...

Wesley United Methodist Church, 544 Government St., Baton Rouge, will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Selma to ...

Murray State University’s Cinema International program is planning to screen the award-winning 2014 docudrama that depicts ...

The cities of Selma and Montgomery will soon commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March ...

Black women fed, protected and housed the activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting ...

Dr. Zickeyous Byrd, a former superintendent for Selma City Public Schools, is a resident of Montgomery.' He is an experienced superintendent with 9.5 years of leadership and has consistently driven ...

The violent end to a day of peaceful civil rights protest, and an event that would change a country for decades to come.