Civil Rights

Civil Rights attorney Fred Gray’s portrait installed at Smithsonian

The legendary attorney, who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., will have his portrait hang permanently at the museum.

Josh Moon

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January 27, 2025

Montgomery to host Rosa Parks Day events honoring Civil Rights legacy

Rosa Parks Day celebrates Parks’ courageous act of defiance on Dec. 1, 1955, which helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement.

November 28, 2024

Civil rights organiztions threaten legal action to halt purge of voter rolls

A host of civil rights organizations signed onto a letter sent to Secretary of State Wes Allen demanding he cease his plan to purge the voter rolls.

Jacob Holmes

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August 20, 2024

Former Alabama police sergeant pleads guilty to civil rights offense

Ryan Phillips pleaded guilty to depriving an arrestee of his civil rights under color of law.

August 19, 2024

Sewell celebrates plans to nominate Alabama Civil Rights sites to World Heritage List

The Alabama sites designated for potential nomination include the 16th Street Baptist Church and the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

July 17, 2024

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Mr. October’s story was a lesson for all seasons

Reggie Jackson's personal story of his time in Alabama is an opportunity for us to be better.

Josh Moon

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June 25, 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

National Park Service awards $3 million to preserve historic Civil Rights sites in Alabama

Rep. Terri Sewell leads the congressional effort to increase funding for the African American Civil Rights Grant Program.

May 2, 2024

Sewell introduces legislation to rename post office after civil rights leader

The bill is cosponsored by every member of Alabama’s House delegation.

April 10, 2024