‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...
Selma Miriam, Founder of the Feminist Restaurant Bloodroot, Dies at 89
She and Noel Furie had just come out as lesbians when they opened an unusual gathering place for women in Connecticut. Nearly ...
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At Selma’s civil rights anniversary, fears rise about the way forward
SELMA, Ala. — Florence Richardson knows all too well the grim story of Bloody Sunday. She was there on the Edmund Pettus Bridge 60 years ago and recalls it as vividly as if it were yesterday ...
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Bloody Sunday: Selma marchers return 60 years later for 'ongoing fight'
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 ...
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Selma marks 60th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’
SELMA, Ala. — Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965. The marchers were protesti ...
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Selma AmeriCorps members are making a difference and getting real-world experience
SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - AmeriCorps members in Selma are celebrating AmeriCorps Week by lending a helping hand to their neighbors. AmeriCorps is a national program that provides opportunities for ...
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60 years later, Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ draws visitors from around US: ‘It’s a journey for all of us’
The population of the small historic town of Selma, Alabama swells once a year as people from around the nation flock to its downtown and its churches before finally gathering for the crescendo ...
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60th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ marked in Selma amid concerns about future of voting rights
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. The marchers were ...