Law

A Bridge to Somewhere

A retired federal magistrate judge reflects on the 60th anniversary of the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery—and the role that judges and lawyers played in the historic event. In March, the ...
Afro

Commentary: As the Old Guard of civil rights finish their march, ours must continue

This past weekend, thousands gathered in Alabama for the annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee Celebration, retracing the famous steps across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where civil rights marchers once ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

On 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, worries about the future of voting rights and calls to action

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands gathered in the Alabama city this weekend amid new concerns about ...

Voting rights advocates gather in Selma for 'All Roads Lead to the South' protest and bridge walk

More than 60 years after Bloody Sunday, hundreds gathered Saturday morning in Selma for a day of prayer, speeches and demonstrations focused on voting rights and political representation.
NBC DFW

After Selma: Where the Marchers Went

Fifty years ago Saturday, a 52-mile march planned from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, faltered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The voting rights demonstrators encountered state troopers who attacked them ...
AOL

City, state leaders attend annual march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Some local leaders are back in town after joining thousands for a march in Selma over the weekend. Okaloosa traffic stop leads to meth trafficking arrest in Northwest Florida: ...