By Edrea Davis – Today, Americans gathered in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate Bloody Sunday—the day in 1965 when John Lewis and hundreds of other brave souls were beaten and bloodied on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. They marched for the right to vote, for dignity, for justice, knowing full well the danger ahead, yet they kept […]
CBCF Interns to Document Commemoration of Bloody Sunday
Washington, DC – Five students participating as Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Communications interns will have the opportunity to report from one of the most pivotal sites during the civil rights movement as they participate in the Civil Rights Pilgrimage sponsored by the Faith & Politics Institute from March 2-4. The three day passage will […]
Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour
Atlanta, GA – In commemoration of Bloody Sunday, on the weekend of March 5 – 6, SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N) will take bus loads of people from diverse backgrounds on a two-day tour through the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Created in 1987, the annual Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights […]