Fifty years ago, several hundred peaceful protesters marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery to underscore the need for Black voting rights. Demonstrators were brutalized and beaten by White police officers in what has become known as “Bloody Sunday.” This weekend, scores of civil rights leaders, clergy, elected officials, and peaceful […]
Malcolm X, one of the most important figures of the second half of the 21st century, brought a different perspective to Black America and the world. His perspective was different from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; it was different from many other civil rights activists, but he operated within the same pantheon as his counterparts. Malcolm […]
On Aug. 28, 1963, in the sweltering final days of summer, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., addressed the nation at the feet of the Lincoln Memorial. The 33-year-old reverend gave a sermon so thunderous it transcended public speech and has became American scripture. In honor of this 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington, News One […]
