Alabama voting rights movement

The application period for the Alabama State Office's new Advocacy Institute is soon closing. Submissions for the inaugural class are being accepted through Tuesday, April 30.

The Alabama State Office, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, is announcing the launch of its Advocacy Institute. Applications for the inaugural class are being accepted through April 30.

One of the most important structures linked to America's voting rights movement appears on the verge of collapse, and local leaders are calling it an…