Coretta Scott King died in 2006 at the age of 78 from complications with ovarian cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer ...

The likely GOP nominee is touring economically distressed parts of the country. SELMA, Ala., April 21, 2008— -- Far from the Democratic battlefield of Pennsylvania, Sen. John McCain, the ...

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 ...

On March 25, 2015, around 3,000 marchers participated in a commemorative march starting at Montgomery's City of St. Jude and ending at the Capitol Building in Downtown Montgomery, Ala., reenacting the ...

VALPARAISO | Watching the Oscar-nominated American historical drama film "Selma" is an emotional experience for many viewers, even those born long after the events based on the 1965 Selma to ...

1. Harnessing great power : Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes a fair employment practices committee, 1941. (Executive Order 8802 reaffirming policy of full participation in the defense program by all ...