Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, which is one of the key landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement, has been named the most endangered historic site in the U.S.
One of the most historic churches in Selma is being restored. Brown Chapel AME, kicked off the project with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) has announced the funeral arrangements for her mother, Nancy Gardner Sewell. Her mother died Thursday at the age of 81 of pancreatic cancer.
Today, the Black Voters Matters group is bringing its “Blackest Bus in America” event to Selma and Montgomery.
The family of civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis has released details of the Celebration of Life ceremonies that are set to begin Saturday in Troy. A service celebrating “The Boy from Troy” will be held on the campus of Troy University inside Trojan Arena at 10:00AM Saturday. The ceremony is open to the public, but seating is limited….
It’s been a weekend full of events for United States Congress members in Alabama. More than fifty have been on a pilgrimage, touring sites that highlight the state’s civil rights history. The pilgrimage is organized by the Faith & Politics Institute non-profit, which has brought hundreds of congressional leaders to the state for the three-day tour in the past twenty…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A restoration project at a historic church in Selma is set to get underway this spring. The Historic Brown Chapel AME Church Preservation Society was awarded two grants totaling $800,000 dollars to renovate the church. Brown Chapel was the headquarters for the Selma Voting Rights Movement of 1965. Project manager Juanda Maxwell says the church’s…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The 52nd anniversary of the signing of the historic Voting Rights Act is this weekend and several events have been planned in Selma to mark the occasion. A program detailing the history of the Selma Voting Rights Movement will be held at the Selma Interpretive Center. Brown Chapel AME Church will host a forum for…
