Civil Rights

Congress

Sewell commemorates 59th anniversary of 16th St. Baptist Church bombing

"May we always remember their names: Addie Mae, Denise, Carole, and Cynthia," Sewell said.

September 15, 2022

This legislation would designate areas within the 19 counties in Alabama’s Black Belt as a National Heritage Area.

July 20, 2022

Gray was one of 17 Medal of Freedom recipients honored at the White House on Thursday.

July 8, 2022

The Biden White House made the official announcement on Friday morning.

July 1, 2022

He has continued that same consistency of longing to be a loud voice in the wilderness of ineffectiveness during his 11 years in Congress.

April 27, 2022

The monument, created by Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, is an interactive statue that contests the narratives promoted by Confederate memorials.

April 13, 2022

In Alabama and the rest of the nation – when it comes to voting rights – we’ve still got a long way to go.

February 14, 2022

The same people who spend all year tearing down everything King worked for will be sending out his quotes.

January 17, 2022

Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, originally sponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

January 14, 2022

Folks don’t want to believe that some of their ancestors could be so callous, so inhumane.

January 14, 2022