From the West Alabama Newsroom– The contribution of one of the unsung heroes of the Selma Voting Rights Movement is now being recognized with a historic marker. Ernest Doyle was one of eight leaders who worked to revive the Dallas County Voters League. They would become known as the Courageous Eight. The group actively fought for the right to vote…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The National Voting Rights Museum in Selma — has been sharing the story of the Selma Voting Rights Movement since 1991. But now the museum is at risk — of closing it’s doors. Co-founder Hank Sanders says the museum is in bad financial shape. “If we don’t do something then the National Voting Rights Museum…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma voting rights foot soldier who walked across the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge with two U.S. Presidents — has passed away. George Sallie died last week at age 94. He was considered the oldest living foot soldier of the Selma Voting Rights Movement at the time of his death. “Mr. Sallie will be long…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The historic Jackson House in Selma is being dismantled — and packed up — for an 800-plus mile move to Detroit. It will become a part of Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford. The historic house will join more than a hundred other significant pieces of American history — located on the grounds. “We have…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A historic church in Selma is commemorating the anniversary of the first mass meeting of the Voting Rights Movement. In addition to honoring some of the foot soldiers. Tabernacle Baptist Church — stepped into history 58 years ago — when it held the very first mass meeting of the Selma Voting Rights Movement. “The first…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The partial government shutdown is affecting tourism in Selma. The Selma Interpretive Center is closed due to the shutdown. The sign on the door reads — Area closed because of a lapse in federal appropriations. The interpretive center tells the story of the Selma Voting Rights Movement and the Selma to Montgomery Marches. A group…
