Protesters gathered in Selma, Alabama, among other locations, to push back as Republican-led southern states redraw ...

Following the death of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the calls to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge where he was brutally beaten while fighting for the right of Black Americans to vote have ...

Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would alter the name of Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor those who were beaten on the bridge as they marched for civil rights in 1965. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. On March 7, 1965, ...

Bridge signage wouldn’t change, but the words “foot soldier” would get separate marking, including silhouette art of the civil rights protesters. A new bill may soon extend the name of the historic ...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday highlighted what he said is the historic link between transportation and civil rights during a speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, ...

Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would alter the name of Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor those who were beaten on the bridge as they marched for civil rights in 1965. The ...

A new bill may soon extend the name of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The Montgomery Advertiser is reporting that the bill, which was approved this week by the Alabama Senate, ...