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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 are seen today as landmark moments in the nation's history. Many of the images created during the heat of that month's confrontations have become iconic representations of turmoil and triumph.
Posted in: African American History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
In the small town of Selma, Alabama, in the early weeks of March 1965, a series of marches took place that brought the nation's civil rights struggle to a point of crisis, and that captured the attention of the world.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Strategies for bringing primary sources to bear on social-justice issues are at the centerpiece of a new article from the Library of Congress in the Spring 2015 issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine.
Posted in: African American History, News and Events