Thousands gathered in Montgomery, Ala., on May 16 to defend Black political representation and voting rights amid ongoing legal battles over congressional redistricting and recent Supreme Court decisions that activists say have weakened protections for Black voters. Speakers, including U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, civil rights veterans and community advocates, warned that rollbacks to the Voting Rights Act threaten decades of progress secured during the Civil Rights Movement and urged renewed activism to protect fair representation.
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Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man whose accomplice fired fatal shot
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Mar. 10 commuted the death sentence of Charles “Sonny” Burton, the 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery.
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1963 Church Bombing Survivor Seeks Apology, Restitution
In this Nov. 16, 2016 file photo, Sarah Collins Rudolph and her husband, George Rudolph, discuss their worries about the upcoming Donald Trump presidency in their home in Birmingham, Ala.. Rudolph, the survivor of the 1963 church bombing that killed four little girls, is seeking an apology and restitution from the state of Alabama. (AP […]
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Body of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Crosses Selma Bridge
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., for the final time July 26 as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon. A crowd began gathering near the bridge that became a landmark in the fight for racial justice when Lewis and other […]
