Montgomery Jail holds tightly to civil rights artifacts, including Rosa Parks’ mug shot
Montgomery County is the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement where, even behind bars, history has been made. That includes ...
Filko: Peace is more than the absence of war
We cannot and must not retreat to “fortress America” and with the illusion that we are safe between two oceans, nor can we ...
The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change
Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...
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[Opinion] Jasmine Crockett's Message About the Role of Black Political Leaders in Trump's America Might Surprise You
With the nation clearly polarized by politics, many Black Americans are wondering where are the leaders who can bring the ...
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Opinion: Black history and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resonates ... As this implies, King’s efforts were part of a broad current of great change in American race relations. In 1955, ...
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Those who tell me to be more like MLK expose their own ignorance of his legacy | Opinion
The month usually includes programs and films featuring Martin Luther King Jr. and other notable civil rights leaders, like Rosa Parks or John Lewis, emphasizing the movement's non-violent resistance ...
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Kobe Bryant and Martin Luther King Jr. Among Those Set to Be Honored with Statue in National Garden of American Heroes [Video]
Donald Trump revealed that several Black icons, including Kobe Bryant, will be immortalized with a statue in the National Garden of American Heroes. Video This tribute will place Bryant alongside […] ...
Montgomery's Beacon Center victim of HVAC theft
Original mugshots of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and many others are still stored in the Montgomery County Jail’s ...