The renovation project will restore the SCLC offices to their historic character, with National Park Service exhibits and educational signage. As part of the restoration and conservation of the lodge, ...
Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...
On Feb. 27, second grade students in Mallory Courtney’s class at Slaughter Elementary School learned about the life and work ...
This month, our nation remembers the heroes of Selma, Alabama.  Sixty years ago, they marched for voting rights, survived brutal beatings, and inspired the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The protesters of the civil rights movement didn’t just show up. They planned for every eventuality. It’s a lesson that’s starkly relevant today.
John Reynolds returned to Selma for the 60th anniversary of both the SCOPE program and the Selma to Montgomery march.
Students will learn about the 1965 marches from Selma to Montgomery during the Civil Rights Movement. They will examine the ...
Andrew Young remembers a surreal national moment when ABC News interrupted its Sunday night airing of the movie “Judgment at Nuremberg,” which explored the bigotry, war crimes and complacency of ...
The Roanoke Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is commemorating the March 7, 1965, March for Voting ...
On March 7, 1965 protestors for African American voting rights were attacked by law enforcement officers in Selma, Alabama.
The historic city of Selma, Alabama, is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors for the 60th anniversary commemoration of “Bloody Sunday” and the subsequent Selma-to-Montgomery ...