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Beyond Selma: The Next Phase of the Civil Rights Movement

By Representative Darrio Melton Alabama Political Reporter At the end of the Selma-to-Montgomery March, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Alabama Capitol and delivered a speech with a quote that is now etched on his memorial in Washington, D.C.: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends … Continued
January 20, 2015

Biden Joins Sewell At Annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage in Selma

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Sunday U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) visited Selma as part of the 13th Annual Faith and Politics Institute’s Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama. The Pilgrimage is co-hosted by U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D) who is a native of Selma. Selma is part of Congresswoman Sewell’s Seventh … Continued
March 5, 2013

Bachus and Sewell Ask for Congressional Gold Medal for Four Girls Killed at 16th Street Baptist Church

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma and Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia introduced H.R. 360 to request that the United States Congress bestow its highest civilian honor—the Congressional Gold Medal—to Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair.  The four girls tragically lost … Continued
January 25, 2013

Sessions Honors Rosa Parks

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama introduced resolution passed with bipartisan support honoring Rosa Parks on the 200th anniversary of her birth on February 4, 2013.  The resolution was co-introduced by U.S. Senators Carl Levin (D) and Debbie Stabenow (D) both from Michigan. Sen. Sessions said, “With … Continued
December 26, 2012