They fed, protected and housed activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights.
The cities of Selma and Montgomery will commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and ...
What those patriotic Americans showed us is that ours is a government of the people where everyday Americans can stand up and ...
"This Side of the Bridge: March to the Capitol" Honors the Legacy & Ongoing Fight for Voting Rights This ... feature events honoring past civil rights heroes while inspiring new generations ...
"This Side of the Bridge: March to the Capitol" Honors the Legacy & Ongoing Fight for Voting Rights This year's 60th anniversary ... The three-day commemoration will feature events honoring past civil ...
A Weekend of Reflection, Celebration, and Action The three-day commemoration will feature events honoring past civil rights heroes while ... stood in 1965 to demand voting rights.
Dukes, who led the New York State NAACP for nearly five decades, fought tirelessly for voting rights, economic development, ...
On March 25, 1965, thousands of marchers arrived in Montgomery after a 54-mile journey from Selma, demanding equal voting rights ... honoring past civil rights heroes while inspiring new ...
Dave Dennis, a Shreveport native and civil rights icon, will speak at LSUS on Friday to discuss his role in the 1964 Summer ...
Before Civil Rights activist Dave Dennis participated and then helped plan Mississippi’s famous Summer of Freedom in 1964, the Shreveport native learned from local elders that spurred the movement ...