Selma is preparing to welcome thousands of people for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, which pays tribute to Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights marches of 1965.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is only a week away — and organizers say the event will go on — despite the damage the January 12th tornado caused in Selma. The January 12th tornado has impacted the city of Selma — and the Jubilee — but it hasn’t destroyed either. Jubilee Co-Founder Hank Sanders says…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Bloody Sunday — and the Selma to Montgomery marches are widely known civil rights events — that changed the nation — and impacted the world. But what if I told you those events didn’t actually start in Selma? “Nothing that happened in Selma caused the Selma to Montgomery March. Everything that caused the Selma to…
Despite the damage from the Jan. 12 tornado in Selma, officials with the Bridge Crossing Jubilee say this year’s event will go on as scheduled in early March.
Alabama News Network recently presented “Making History Today,” a 30-minute special to celebrate Black History Month. This special profiled many local people who are making a difference in their communities.
Vice President Kamala Harris was in Selma on Sunday to mark the 57th anniversary of a defining moment in the fight for equal voting rights.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base to participate in Bloody Sunday remembrance events in Selma.
As thousands of people flock to Selma to remember the 1965 Bloody Sunday march and the struggle for voting rights, today’s voter turnout in Selma is sagging.
There will be plenty to see and do in Selma for the 57th Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee.
Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Alabama this weekend to commemorate Bloody Sunday.
