A 170-year-old hotel in downtown Selma, Alabama, was set for demolition before preservationists realized the value of its ...

In his first term as mayor of Selma, Joe Smitherman watched police beat civil rights demonstrators embarking on the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. On Tuesday, after 36 ...

The fight for American civil rights spanned decades, cities and states, from Topeka, Kansas to Memphis, Tennessee and from ...

Fifty years ago, on March 7, 1965, 600 marchers protesting for voting equality left the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma ...

If you love curated shows that serve up brief-but-entertaining tidbits, this one features four iconic Alabama landmarks.

It’s officially the last day in office for Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. after decades of influence in the Queen City.

The Dec. 25 release of the movie Selma showcases not only one of the key chapters in the civil rights movement but also one of the most important episodes in American history, one that paved the way ...

TULSA, Okla. — A group of local activists just returned from Selma, Alabama. They were chosen to participate in a re-enactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where 60 years ago, people ...

The annual Alabama River Chili Cook-Off is set to heat up downtown Selma as local chefs, families and chili enthusiasts ...

LANSING, MI - The Henry Ford landed state support to preserve a historic home that played an important role in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved a $9 million bond ...