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The world will miss Bus Boycott minister Robert Graetz

The bomb was meant to kill Rev. Robert Graetz and his family of five. The carload of KKK boys from Selma who tossed it into the Graetz’s front yard that night in 1958, and then sped away, had every intention of killing all inside. So intent were they that when that first bomb didn’t explode — … Continued
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September 21, 2020

Tim Cook honors Rosa Parks

Apple CEO Tim Cook was in Montgomery on Sunday for a tour of Troy University’s Rosa Parks museum with Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed. “64 years ago today, Rosa Parks changed the course of history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus,” Cook said on social media. “In that one act, she stood … Continued
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December 2, 2019

ASU celebrates 152nd birthday party

On Thursday, Alabama State University is celebrating the 152nd anniversary of it’s founding as well as Alabama’s Bicentennial year as a state with a ceremony, over 200 excited kids, and cake. President Quinton Ross and others will speak at the event and that will be followed by music and the eating of the birthday cake. … Continued
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July 17, 2019

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Today is the national Martin Luther King Jr. state and federal holiday. Banks, schools, government offices, and some businesses will be closed today in solemn observance of King’s life and legacy. King was a Montgomery pastor and civil rights leader in the 1950s and 1960s, who rose to national prominence with the Montgomery Bus Boycott. … Continued
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January 21, 2019

Saturday was Rosa Parks Day

Saturday, events were held in Montgomery to commemorate Rosa Parks role in desegregating the public transit system in Alabama’s capital city. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) said on social media, “It was 63 years ago, today, that a Montgomery woman would change the course of history by refusing to get off a bus. With the … Continued
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December 3, 2018

Saturday is Rosa Parks Day

Saturday, December 1 has been designated as Rosa Parks Day by the Alabama Legislature and there are a number of activities to honor the Civil Rights legend. Under Alabama’s Jim Crow era laws, the law required that any Black person must give up their seat in the front of a bus if a White person … Continued
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November 30, 2018

Martin Luther King Day Remembered

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, January 18, was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is set aside to remember his legacy and the Civil Rights Movement much of which was played out in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell released a statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, … Continued
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January 19, 2016

Today is Martin Luther King Day

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, January 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is set aside to remember his legacy and the Civil Rights Movement much of which was played out in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell released a statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, … Continued
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January 18, 2016

Clinton, Sewell Support NAACP Lawsuit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) and Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) both announced in separate statements that they support the new federal lawsuit from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) challenging Alabama’s photo voter ID law, which the NAACP claims is discriminatory.  The … Continued
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December 4, 2015

Hillary Clinton to Speak in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 1, former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, will make her second campaign stop in Alabama, this time to headline the National Bar Association’s 60th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s Commemoration Tour. Mrs. Clinton will speak at a public event titled, “The … Continued
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November 26, 2015