Pappas: Bloody Sunday 60th anniversary and civil rights movement offer lessons for today
What those patriotic Americans showed us is that ours is a government of the people where everyday Americans can stand up and ...
Michael Peregrine: The legacy of Lyndon Johnson’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ speech persists
On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...
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60 years ago this week, the brutality of Bloody Sunday struck the American conscience ‘like psychological lightning’
How the brutal treatment of Black citizens in Selma, Alabama in 1965 led to the creation of the Voting Rights Act, a pivotal ...
Remembering Selma and finding inspiration for what we face today in Florida, U.S. | Opinion
Democracy needs defending. This generation has a rendezvous to cross its Edmund Pettus Bridge. Let them take inspiration from ...
The Westside Gazette1d
Elected Officials Gather at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma 60 Years Since ‘Bloody Sunday’
Standing at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where hundreds of Foot Soldiers were attacked 60 years ago while ...
The Washington Informer2d
MORIAL: ‘Bloody Sunday’ Images Struck the Nation’s Conscience 60 Years Ago
Discover how the brutal treatment of Black citizens in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act and shaped American history.
How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections
A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political ...
The Advocate4d
Residents add detail to local voting rights history
The Rev. Joe Carter was the first African American since 1902 to register to vote in West Feliciana Parish in 1963, but he ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution4d
On the ground in Selma: Marchers honor defining civil rights moment
Bloody Sunday, thousands gather in Selma to honor a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Credits: @erniesuggs / AJC | Getty Images | AP ...
'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances, future concerns
Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...
60 years later: Selma Foot Soldiers still fighting for equal voting rights
Reflecting on past struggles and emphasizing the importance of voting, the aging foot soldiers are urging younger generations ...
The Washington Post5d
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections
Everyone who voted for the bill was Republican ... some include the category in their interpretation of civil rights codes. Casey wasn’t aware of similar legislation outside Iowa but said ...