Selma was both a moral reckoning and a strategic breakthrough. It reminds us that repression is not evidence of failure — it is often proof that movements are disrupting entrenched power.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Pearlie Miller stood in front of her home in Selma on Friday morning, she wasn’t assessing the damage done by the destructive ...
As thousands prepare to visit Selma for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, one local comedian is using social media to make sure younger generations understand why the city’s history still matters.
AUBURN, Ala. (Press Release) – Approaching Selma, Alabama, from the south on Highway 80, the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge looms large on the horizon as travelers begin the incline to cross the Alabama ...
JoAnne Bland wants to welcome you to Selma, Ala. The 69-year-old was born in this small city, and except for time away for college and the Army, her hometown has defined her work, purpose and, ...
SELMA — The year was 1988, and the Selma City Council dug into its treasury to pay for a biography about one of Alabama’s most historic, controversial little towns. The reason was the impending 125th ...