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.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) is calling on Congress to designate December 1 as a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks.
By 1930, there were only four black lawyers in the entire state.
The City of Montgomery has announced a contest designed to celebrate the 109th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ birthday.
Legendary local attorney, Fred Gray, has spent his career at the forefront of civil rights cases that
have helped changed the world. During 2021, he found himself still leading the charge.
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…
The life of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will be remembers in Montgomery with several days of events.
A new memorial to Rosa Parks will be dedicated in Montgomery on Wednesday, Dec. 1., which is Rosa Parks Day.
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.
Claudette Colvin (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has announced in a video that the City of Montgomery is working with the family of Claudette Colvin to honor her legacy as someone who challenged Montgomery’s segregated buses in the 1950s. Reed says more will be announced in the coming weeks. Colvin was a teenager when she was arrested on…
