Montgomery in Alabama is one of the pioneering cities ... to end your time on the Civil Rights Trail at the Civil Rights Memorial Center. It’s a place to reflect on all you’ve learned about ...

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has added a statue of civil rights icon John Lewis to its Legacy Plaza in Montgomery ... life-size sculpture of Lewis in Alabama. Atlanta-based sculptor Basil ...

The 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches that culminated ... and other activists led a series of protest marches in Alabama. During the weeks in which the ...

Montgomery will also host a virtual experience so those unable to attend can tune in remotely. Virtual attendees will see images from the Civil Rights Trail and the path to the Alabama State ...

Equal Justice Initiative A bronze statue of John Lewis, the celebrated civil rights leader and congressman, was unveiled last week in his home state of Alabama. Titled Steadfast Stride Toward ...

DENVER, CO, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A recent preview tour of historic civil rights sites in Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Alabama ...

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon ... the segregated bus system in Montgomery, Alabama. Hassell in 2023 ...

Alabama, city officials say. The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts sponsored the billboards in connection with an upcoming exhibit on the civil rights movement. Mayor Steven Reed said on the city's ...

In October 2024, Alabama ... Civil War. After the war, Alabama was among the first of the former Confederate states to enact “Black Codes,” limiting the citizenship rights of formerly enslaved African ...