With the federal law eroded by court decisions, about a half-dozen states want to enshrine protections for non-white voters. But it’s a tough sell even in Democratic states.
Seeing federal courts slash away at the Voting Rights Act, some states are seeking to resurrect fallen protections for non-white voters with their own versions of the landmark law passed during the ...
Montgomery, Alabama, the final site of a crucial march from Selma, is set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of an event that ...
On March 20, 1995, 12 people were killed, and more than 5,000 made ill in a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. A ...
Readers lament the self-censorship of public figures who fear retribution from the administration. Also: Remembering Selma; ...
The community of Plantersville has started the cleanup and healing after a deadly storm ripped through on Saturday night, ...
Memories and reflections on Martin E. Marty, a scholar of remarkable influence, kindness, and wit, from a friend and ...
Faith Petric’s century of folk music and social movements. Singing for Justice reveals the story of Faith Petric (1915-2013), ...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his demonstrators stream over an Alabama River bridge at the city limits of Selma, Ala., ...
Hundreds gathered Sunday in Selma, Alabama to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when a group of peaceful ...
Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...
Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, the SPLC honors 40 civil rights martyrs with a ceremony focused on today’s fight to preserve ...