This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march—one of the most defining moments in the U.S. civil ...
This Library of Congress photograph shows participants of the 1965 civil rights march following the Selma attacks: "We accept contributions for Selma victims, ” the sign reads. Peter Pettus ...
As we mark the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, one coffee shop in Selma, Alabama is a symbol of unity and hope. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson speaks to its owner about how the building, once a ...
Sixty years ago, a peaceful march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery turned bloody and became a seminal day in American history after unarmed demonstrators were attacked by police on the Edmund ...
Few countries buffet and shine their historical landmarks and dates with the pride and precision of the United States. The artefacts and documents and battle sites of the civil war are so ...
Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late Congressman ...
Events, many of them free, include a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery.