That day became known as "Bloody Sunday," when activists attempted to peacefully march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, while on their way to Montgomery, the state's capital. They were ...

Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. addressed Congressional leaders, expressing heightened fear among people. Rep. Terri Sewell advocates for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore ...

SELMA, Ala. (WALA) - This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” -- when a group of peaceful, unarmed African Americans were brutally attacked by law enforcement walking across ...

SELMA, ALABAMA - MARCH 01: Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) arrives to speak to the crowd at the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing reenactment marking the 55th anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday on March 1 ...

Hundreds of peaceful protestors were crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama 60 years ago today when they were met by a wall of police. Protesters were tear gassed and beaten.

Did we just feel a chill in the air? Selma Blair, originator of the role of Elle Woods’ law school nemesis in “Legally Blonde,” says she is ready to bend and snap back into the role of the ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Friday declined a Georgia state senator’s request for an arrest warrant against a state House staffer following a confrontation between the two earlier this year.

Archbishop Iakovos, Martin Luther King Jr., and other dignitaries walking to the Dallas County Courthouse to hang a funeral wreath in honor of Reverend James Reeb, a civil rights activist who was ...

Sixty years ago, they tried to break the marchers in Selma with clubs and tear gas ... The right didn’t stop at opposing police reform or criminal justice changes — they went straight for the ...

What led to this decision and what could the potential impact be on employees and viewers? NPR's Elizabeth Blair is here in the studio with more. Hi there. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: Hi. SUMMERS: So ...

It’s another wavering milestone for the Queen City, embarking on 60 years, celebrating and commemorating the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee that remembers the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to ...