Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were ...

However, that didn’t stop a gang of Alabama State Troopers from assembling on the far side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where they would tear-gas and violently attack the marchers with the batons.

“What happened on Bloody Sunday is worthy of remembering so that we will never forget it,’’ she said. Throughout the weekend, there will be a host of commemoration events spearheaded by ...

Thousands gathered in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and advocate for voting rights. Speakers at the event emphasized the ongoing fight for voting rights and ...

Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday honors the marchers who fought for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.

Elected officials joined large crowds in Selma, Alabama, Sunday to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, commemorating the ...

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Civil rights advocates fear that current ideological divisions and erosion of voting rights will have a dangerous impact on ...

It’s been 60 years since 600 people crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge to advocate for voting rights. Thousands made that same ...