Civil Rights Movement

Auburn University will host its second Bloody Sunday, Selma and the Long Civil Rights Movement program this summer. Educators will visit several civil rights monuments in Marion, Selma and Montgomery, including the Brown Chapel AME Church and Edmund Pettus Bridge.

It was on this date back in 1956 that city buses in Montgomery were integrated. A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court the day before cleared the way for African American passengers to sit where they chose.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A new project is highlighting some of the places in Alabama that played a role in the civil rights movement.An online, oral…

APR political commentator Steve Flowers introduced us to Frank Johnson last week. The Winston County man went onto to become a federal judge and a high…

If you're a fan of actor Matthew McConaughey, you may have seen his movie "Free State of Jones." It's about a county in Mississippi that rose up against…

“The Road South: Personal Stories of the Freedom Riders”Author: B. J. Hollars Publisher: The University of Alabama PressPages: 171Price: $24.95…

A committee probing the possible impeachment of Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is hiring special counsel to lead the investigation. The House Judiciary…

Alabama's Marine Resources Division and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab are investigating after vacationers found dozens of dead sharks along the shore of…

One of the most hallowed sites of Alabama’s Civil Rights Movement is in danger of vanishing. The A.G. Gaston Motel was a staging point for Martin Luther…