From the West Alabama Newsroom– Security was extremely tight around President Joe Biden during his visit to Selma during the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. But two Selma residents had a close encounter with the President. And neither of them was an elected official — or held a high-ranking position with a national organization. This picture taken during the annual Bridge Crossing…
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion Church held a celebration to mark the anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and a commemoration ceremony for the founding of the Montgomery Improvement Association.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Lilly Baptist Church’s, Pastor Thomas E. Jordan, has been serving the city of Montgomery for over 50 years. Jordan says he was inspired at a young age by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who baptized and later ordained him as a minister. “When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Montgomery in 1954 I think I…
The Montgomery Chamber has created a new way for people to learn about the history of the city. The journey starts here, those are the words to look for as you walk the streets of downtown Montgomery for a new innovative tour that the visitor center of the chamber has created.
Hold Street Memorial Baptist Church held the 66th Anniversary commemorating the Montgomery Bus Boycott. On December 6, 1955, the Montgomery Community held a mass meeting to announced the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The event was in honor and to remember all of the brave foot soldiers who fought for their freedom that continues to carry on today. Bishop…
A new book, is taking a closer look at one of Montgomery’s historical churches, and the once thriving westside community it served and continues to serve.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Bloody Sunday was one of the most pivotal events of the modern civil rights movement. Now historians are trying to identify the people — who marched into the pages of history. A photographic exhibit on display at the Selma-Dallas County Public Library — is part of an on-going effort to identify — the unknown foot…
Lee Sentell, author of “The Official United States Civil Rights Trail” companion book, poses with the book outside the birth home of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. The U.S. Civil Rights Trail includes more than 120 sites — churches, schools, courthouses, museums — across 15 states, mostly in the South. The new…
There’s a new effort to breathe life into a landmark Montgomery church that for decades has fallen by the wayside. Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion boasts of being the backdrop to pivotal moments in the civil rights movement, though the building itself has struggled to survive. The church was once a pillar in the community that’s been quietly crumbling for years; but…
The Civil Rights movement was at the forefront today during an annual symposium at Alabama State University. The 13th Annual Rev. Robert S. Graetz and Jean E. Graetz Symposium honors the work of the Graetz’s, who played an instrumental role in working to achieve human and civil rights for African Americans. For over a decade, ASU’s symposium has made civil…
