On March 25, 1965, triumphant civil rights demonstrators led by Martin Luther King, Jr. marched into Montgomery, Alabama. It was the culmination of a fifty-mile procession from Selma. As they ...

Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers tells the story of the Selma marches and Bloody Sunday. On the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in celebration of Black ...

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At one point, desperate that the march in Selma is going ahead too soon, there is a suggestion in the film that LBJ gives the go-ahead for Hoover’s FBI to do something to try to undermine King.

The 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches that culminated in the passing of the landmark Voting Rights Act, will be commemorated in March of 2025. As in ...

The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama memorializes the route taken by marchers during the Voting Rights March from March 21 to March 25, 1965. This complete guide includes ...

He participated in seminal events including the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma-to-Montgomery march. As chair of SNCC he coordinated voter registration and ...

Fifty years ago, on March 15, 1965, Archbishop Iakovos, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America, went to Selma, Alabama and marched beside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A moment ...

Five Harvard professors and nine graduate students flew to Alabama Monday night to march from Selma to Montgomery with the Rev. Martin Luther King. Three of the professors are from the Divinity ...

According to Dorothy B. Datz 2L, spokesman for the group, the vigil is intended to coincide with the SNCC protest march taking place in Washington. "Johnson is the only one who can help right now ...