Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on March 21, 1965.

On March 21, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands in a historic march from Selma to Montgomery, demanding voting rights for African Americans.

One by one, runners and cyclists crossed the finish line at the Alabama State Capitol Saturday, completing a 51-mile journey ...

Amid one of the most difficult eras in American history, the weather in the Southeast did nothing to ease the ongoing fight for justice. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark achievement that ...

Today is Saturday, March 21, the 80th day of 2026. There are 285 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 21, 1965, ...

Throughout March of 1965, a group of demonstrators faced violence as they attempted to march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama, to demand the right to vote for black people. One of the ...

Reports of weekend shooting incidents in Selma were not a topic of discussion. For many who gathered outside to walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in commemoration of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting ...

A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom ...

Today is Saturday, March 21, the 80th day of 2026. There are 285 days left in the year.

Today marks the 61st anniversary of the Selma Marches—a defining chapter in our Nation’s righteous crusade for equal justice under the law. Beginning on ...