The grounds of the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation are now home to one of the country’s most pivotal residences in civil rights history. The historic Selma to Montgomery, Alabama marches for ...

Having traveled to Atlanta by plane, many of the civil rights demonstrators who converged on Selma today rode by bus or rented car past the state capitol in Montgomery before reaching their ...

When Andy Chandler learned his mother had participated in a pivotal moment in American history, he wasn’t surprised. Still, the revelation was stirring. “My mom just never talked about it,” Chandler, ...

SELMA, Ala. -- Oprah Winfrey, the rapper Common and other stars of the movie "Selma" have marched with hundreds in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on the eve of his holiday. Winfrey also was joined by ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — one of the most consequential ...

On March 25, 1965, the historic Selma to Montgomery March concluded with 25,000 people listening to Martin Luther King in his “Not Long, How Long?” speech at the Alabama state Capitol. Two weeks ...

DEARBORN, Mich. — A lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma, Alabama, that then-4-year-old Jawana Jackson called home, and much of it involved her “Uncle Martin.” There were ...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing a sea of state troopers, Charles Mauldin was near the front line of voting rights marchers who strode across the now-infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on ...

CATSKILL — The Bridge Street Theatre held its final showing of the play “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom,” directed by actress and teacher Ally Sheedy, Sunday to a small yet enthusiastic crowd, one ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Postal Service issued a souvenir ...