Jul 25 Watch 3:53 Services honoring Rep. John Lewis begin in Alabama By PBS NewsHour Memorial services spread over six days starting Saturday will honor and celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The stops, across five cities, include Troy, Alabama, where… Continue watching
Mar 01 Democrats gather for ‘Bloody Sunday’ commemoration in Selma By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidates gathered Sunday in this crucible of the civil rights movement to appeal for black support in a town where demonstrators were once beaten for marching for the right to vote. Continue reading
Mar 14 British ex-soldier to be charged in Bloody Sunday killings By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The ex-paratrooper will be charged in the killings of two civil rights protesters on one of the deadliest days of the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland. Continue reading
Mar 03 Democratic presidential candidates marking Selma anniversary By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Several Democratic White House hopefuls are gathering at one of America’s seminal civil rights sites on Sunday to pay homage to that legacy and highlight their own connections to the movement. Continue reading
Aug 26 Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson dead at 104 By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Amelia Boynton Robinson, a noted civil rights activist who helped lead the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march in Selma, Alabama, has died at the age of 104. Continue reading
Mar 08 Steps of history retraced at ‘Bloody Sunday’ commemoration By Associated Press The Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary commemoration continued Sunday with gatherings and other events in Selma before a group retraces the steps that helped secure equal voting rights 50 years ago. Continue reading
Mar 08 Obama: Selma represents living history lesson for daughters By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama had said he was taking his daughters to Selma to "remind them of their own obligations."… Continue reading
Mar 05 Despite mixed views on civil rights in 1965, Americans largely supported Selma marchers By Andrew Kohut When civil rights activists led a bloody protest march in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965 that is credited with helping to assure passage of the Voting Rights Act that year, civil rights was a top issue for… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch News Wrap: Ethnic Bloodshed Continues to Rock Kyrgyzstan In other news Tuesday, the death toll mounted in Kyrgyzstan as ethnic rioting aimed at minority Uzbeks continued, and British Prime Minister David Cameron apologized for the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" massacre of 13 civil rights demonstrators in Northern Ireland. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Clinton, Obama Campaigns Collide in Alabama Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., appeared in Selma, Ala., on Sunday to commemorate the 1965 march for civil rights. A New York Times reporter discusses the event, the first time the candidates have appeared together in the… Continue watching