Amid one of the most difficult eras in American history, the weather in the Southeast did nothing to ease the ongoing fight for justice. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark achievement that ...

SELMA, Ala. -- Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns ...

This weekend marks the 61st anniversary of the march on Selma, otherwise known as “Bloody Sunday.” One of the most violent marches of the Civil Rights Movement, the protest took place on March 7, 1965 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on March 21, 1965. Rare deals from ...

This is the time of year to remember the march in Selma, Alabama (March 7 to 21, 1965). I heard it mentioned on the radio. I visited Selma several years ago. The irony of the site struck me, and I ...

In 1965, the event known as "Bloody Sunday" propelled the passage of the Voting Rights Act. People in Selma, Alabama, react to the recent Supreme Court decision that gutted many of its protections.

A crowd gathered at a pivotal site of defiance in the civil rights movement, this time in opposition to efforts by ...