Marchers Spend the Night at Macedonia Missionaries in Montgomery
Marchers reenacting the historic Selma to Montgomery march are sleeping at a church in Montgomery tonight after walking 12 miles today.
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Marchers reenacting the historic Selma to Montgomery march are sleeping at a church in Montgomery tonight after walking 12 miles today.
A nonprofit campaign called "Women on 20's", is trying to put the face of a woman on the $20 bill by 2020.
We are less than a week away from Montgomery's first ever full marathon. But there's still a lot of work to be done to get ready.
The march follows a weekend when organizers say about 80,000 people filled the streets of Selma. While the events went fairly smoothly. There were still some obstacles in the way.
Some big name faces were in the crowd Saturday as President Barrack Obama gave his speech for the 50th anniversary events.
Everyone in Selma wanted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge yesterday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
An estimated 70,000-80,000 people were in Selma for the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, cramming onto the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
This is the full speech that Rev. Al Sharpton delivered at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma on Bloody Sunday.
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From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A big day of events kicked off early Sunday morning with the annual Unity breakfast -- then it was off to church.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The annual Jubilee Parade and Festival provided a little fun for all the people who made the journey to Selma to take part in the 50th celebration.
Martin Luther King III honored activists who were central to the voting rights movement, but said he can't call the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday a celebration.
One hundred and one Members of Congress started out the 15th annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage and came to Montgomery Sunday, which played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement.
Today's events got started with a packed house at Brown Chapel AME Church. That's where the Selma to Montgomery marches started, where foot soldiers met to plan key moments in the voting rights movement.
World renowned singer Patti LaBelle took the stage Saturday night at ASU's acadome along with the Voice's Luke Wade.
This is the full text of President Obama's speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Saturday, March 7, 2015 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
The red carpet was rolled out for dignitaries as they arrived at the Rosa Parks Library and Museum Friday night.
Some city leaders are using the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March to highlight some very real issues going on in Selma today.
Selma isn't the only city gearing up for a big weekend. In Montgomery, local and national leaders came together to honor some of the pioneers who paved the way for the voting rights act to become a reality.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Friday was the first full day of events at the 50th celebration in Selma -- and there was no shortage of things to do.
On Friday, the Alabama Conference of Black Mayors stopped in Lowndes County. Students at Central Elementary School in Mosses performed for them, then took a tour of the school.
The following streets will be closed do to the weekend events.
Selma kicked off it's events earlier today with a performance commemorating one of the martyrs who died.
The excitement in Selma is growing the closer we get to the 50th anniversary of the voting rights March, but tonight people from all over the nation stopped to honor the past and look forward to the future.



