Civil Rights Movement

Panel reflects on Voting Rights Act’s past, present and future for its 60th year

Experts convened to discuss the Voting Rights Act's impact, future threats, and the ongoing fight for accessible voting rights in the United States.

Wesley Walter

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August 20, 2025

Former Supreme Court justice, panel talk future of judicial independence

International judges, including a retired Supreme Court justice, highlighted global threats to the justice system and warned against actions curbing independence.

Wesley Walter

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June 27, 2025

Opinion

Trapped in a hall of mirrors: How lies distort our reality

This is not a new trick — history is littered with regimes that understood deception as the key to survival.

Bill Britt

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February 18, 2025

Opinion

Alabama needs more than political junk food

Change is slow, yes, but history shows us that it happens when people come together and demand it.

Bill Britt

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January 13, 2025

Opinion

Nostalgia for the 1950s ignores the inequality of that era

But let’s take a beat — what was life really like during this so-called "golden age"?

Bill Britt

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October 18, 2024

Rep. Sewell commemorates the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Tuesday in Tuscaloosa

Though lesser known, the events of Bloody Tuesday set the stage for Bloody Sunday.

June 10, 2024

Sewell to bring original foot soldiers as guests to the State of the Union

Three foot soldiers will join Rep. Sewell on Thursday as President Biden delivers his annual address.

March 7, 2024

Civil Rights foot soldier Sheyann Webb-Christburg to be honored at Selma the Musical debut

Webb-Christburg was the youngest participant in the historic Selma March.

February 23, 2024

SPLC to host Selma The Musical in Montgomery on Feb. 23

Coinciding with Black History Month, the musical’s story will take the audience back to 1965.

Patrick Darrington

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February 16, 2024