Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...

Facing a sea of state troopers, Charles Mauldin was near the front line of voting rights marchers who strode across the ...

Alabama leaders and people of all ages will gather in Selma Wednesday, August 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Civil Rights Memorial ...

When 1965 began, federal voting rights legislation was far from the minds of most in Washington. After all, Congress had just ...

SELMA, Ala. ( WSFA) - In celebration and commemoration of the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, ...

Historic First Baptist hosts commemoration of Voting Rights Act signing Historic First Baptist Church hosted community ...

March 7, 1965 -- approximately 600 peaceful demonstrators approached the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. They had begun their procession less than a mile away at the Brown Chapel A ...

SELMA, Ala. ( WSFA) - Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of a landmark piece of legislation: the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It was a joyous celebration of 60 years at First Baptist Church in Selma.

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a law aimed at ...

Like democracy, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 didn’t come with a lifetime warranty. The survival of both depends on our vigilance in protecting the vote, democracy’s most important lifeline.

Alabama's voting rights battle heats up again as advocates push to restore federal oversight after recent court rulings on congressional districting raise concerns about fairness and representation.