Freedom Riders

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rides in Alabama.More than 400 civil rights activists boarded buses, trains, and planes to oppose…

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

A Mobile city councilman is in stable condition today after he was shot during a robbery in South Africa this weekend.City Councilman C.J. Small owns and…

Alabama's unemployment rate is down slightly to 6.1 percent.Wage and salary employment increased by 16,500 jobs in April, with the largest number of jobs…

The Alabama Historical Commission is commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Freedom Rides today in Montgomery.In 1961, a group of largely black…