MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The cities of Selma and Montgomery will soon commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and the signing of the Voting Rights Act of ...

SELMA, ALABAMA - MARCH 01: Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) arrives to speak to the crowd at the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing reenactment marking the 55th anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday on March 1 ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and wife Coretta Scott King (right) were among those at the head of the 1965 voting rights march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery. Weeks earlier, marchers were routed by ...

The last time was in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the National Guard to protect Civil Rights marchers from ...

In 1965, the Selma marches marked a significant turning point ... their 50-plus mile march from Selma to Alabama’s capital, Montgomery — but just minutes into the trek, heavily armed state ...

The marches are led by Salute Selma, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee and the city of Montgomery. The events run from March 3-23. Highlights include a gospel and R&B explosion, a hip-hop summit and a ...

It is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Selma to Montgomery. February 1965 – Marches and demonstrations over voter registration prompt Alabama Governor George C. Wallace to ban nighttime ...

However, when word got out that the federal court in Montgomery ... The Selma march was a signature moment in American history. After Bloody Sunday, sympathy marches had been quickly organized ...

The 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches that culminated in the passing of the landmark Voting Rights Act, will be commemorated in March of 2025. As in ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The cities of Selma and Montgomery will commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Due to construction in the area the display was moved from downtown to inside the gallery at Hansen Fine Art and Pottery. Howell anchored tens of thousands of newscasts in this 32 years with WSFA ...