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There was our guiding light: The 14th Amendment, passed 100 years earlier. It extended citizenship to all persons born on ...
During the Civil Rights Movement, restaurants were vital for protesters and organizers to gather. Here are some of the most ...
The “Riders 4 Race Amity” came to Selma last weekend to visit the historic city and give back to Historic Brown Chapel AME ...
The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up ...
From pig ears to "white sauce" to the legendary ribs that fed the civil rights movement, Alabama has a diverse and tangy ...
From pig ears to "white sauce" to the legendary ribs that fed the civil rights movement, Alabama has a diverse and tangy culinary history. Here are the best places to get a taste.
In this episode of Our Journey Forward, we focus on "The Bridge," one of the most powerful and emotional moments of our ...
A young janitor’s role in thwarting an attempted bombing in 1958 is the latest addition to an Alabama oral history project ...
All eyes are on New York City on Tuesday for the mayoral primary as New Yorkers weigh in on key races. The polls close at 9 p ...
(THE CONVERSATION) On March 7, 1965, Alabama state troopers beat and gassed John Lewis and hundreds of marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. TV reporters and photographers were there ...
In an important change, President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard to protect marchers. State troopers and sheriff’s deputies had terrorized marchers, including John Lewis, who was ...