Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, has died

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that ...
WAPT on MSN

Jackson plans more than $5 million in road and bridge repairs, including MLK bridge project

The Jackson City Council is expected to discuss them on Tuesday.

Bernard LaFayette, civil rights leader and Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

Bernard LaFayette, civil rights leader who helped launch Voting Rights Act, dies aged 85

Early in a life of service, LaFayette did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama ...

Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

South Carolina honors native son the Rev. Jesse Jackson

Flags were lowered to half-staff this morning in South Carolina, where civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson will lie in repose at the state capitol.
WVTM Channel 13 on MSN

Bernard LaFayette, civil rights leader known for Freedom Rides and voting rights in Selma, dies at 85

Bernard LaFayette, who is known for participating in the Freedom Rides and overseeing the voter registration campaign in ...