Selma, Alabama - Hundreds gathered Sunday in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when a group of peaceful demonstrators marched for African Americans' voting rights and ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 1965, on a bridge in Selma, Alabama, Black Americans faced tear gas, billy clubs, and hatred as they marched for the right to vote. Police beat and bloodied them, yet they ...
(The Root) — This week marks the 48th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, arguably the most important single piece of legislation passed during the civil rights era. President Lyndon Johnson signed ...