ASU holds open house for Montgomery Civil Rights Interpretive Center
Alabama State University has held an open house for the Montgomery Civil Rights Interpretive Center on its campus.
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ACTION 8 UPDATE: Funeral arrangements announced for civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin
Funeral arrangements have been announced for civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who played an important role in the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Civil Rights Movement.
Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies at 86
Montgomery Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died at 86.
Civil Rights icon remembered in Selma
Dr. Lynda Blackmon Lowery – Photo from Foot Soldiers Park, Selma, Alabama Dr. Lynda Blackmon Lowery is being remembered in Selma for her lifetime of dedication to the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Lowery died on Christmas Eve at the age of 75. She is remembered as a Selma foot soldier, Bloody Sunday survivor, author, educator and mental health professional. Dr….
Unseen photos of Rosa Parks returning to Montgomery, a decade after the 1955 bus boycott
Historic photos of Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks have been made public for the first time, showing aspects of her legacy that are often overlooked. The photos were taken by the late Civil Rights photographer Matt Herron, and they depict Parks at the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 — a five-day-long, 54-mile trek that is often credited with…
Week of events planned to remember 70th anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott
The City of Montgomery and other groups have a week of events planned to remember the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped start the Civil Rights Movement.
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder
Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization.
Montgomery Biscuits, City of Montgomery to establish Negro Leagues Baseball Museum at Riverwalk Stadium
The Montgomery Biscuits, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the City of Montgomery say they’ll create a Negro Leagues museum at Riverwalk Stadium.
An unsung hero of the civil rights movement honored with a special celebration Sunday
Reverend Richard Boone was instrumental in bringing the federal food stamp program to Alabama, and he was unjustly thrown in jail numerous times for activism
Local civil rights sites to get $3 million in historic preservation grants
Five historic sites connected to the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Selma, Marion and Hope Hull will receive a total of $3 million in federal grants.
