Family Fun Day, rally mark 60th anniversary of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march
People from across the country spent the weekend in Montgomery to mark the 60th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights.
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City of Montgomery to remember 60th anniversary of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march
The City of Montgomery has several events planned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march of 1965.
Marchers set off on journey from Selma to Montgomery
About 50 people who want to retrace the steps of the Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march of 1965 have set off on their own journey.
2025 Bridge Crossing Jubilee: Schedule for March 3-9
Here are the events scheduled for the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, which commemorate the voting rights marches of 1965.
People in Marion commemorate historic hometown events
From the West Alabama Newsroom– People in Marion are commemorating the historic events that happened in their hometown 60 years ago — events that would eventually lead to Bloody Sunday — the Selma to Montgomery march — and the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Voting rights martyr Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot by a state trooper on February 18th,…
Battle over Alabama’s Congressional district map goes to federal court
Alabama’s congressional district map is the subject of a federal trial to decide if the state will keep the new court-created district that led to the election of a second Black representative.
CAMPAIGN 2024: Appeals court maintains block on Alabama absentee ballot restrictions
A portion of a new Alabama law limiting help with absentee ballot applications will remain blocked, a federal appeals court has ruled.
National Voting Rights Museum in Selma in danger of closing
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…
$36.6 million in improvements coming to Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail
The City of Montgomery has been awarded $36.6 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve the Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail.
Lowndes Co. Area Chamber hosts Juneteenth celebration
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Juneteenth holiday — celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. But in the counties where the struggle for Voting Rights was fought — it means a whole lot more. The story of Juneteenth — is a story — about freedom. “And not just freedom from slavery but we’re talking about freedom period,”…
