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Congress members visit Alabama for annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage

Over 50 members of the United States Congress visited Alabama for the annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage on Friday. The Congress members visited the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, which was bombed in 1963, killing four little girls. The members of Congress attended a play about the life, times and tragic deaths of the four … Continued
March 4, 2019

Amelia Boynton Robinson Dead at 104

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, August 25, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) released a written statement on the death of Civil Rights Activist, Amelia Boynton Robinson. Gov. Bentley said, “I am saddened to hear about the death of Amelia Boynton Robinson. She was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who … Continued
August 27, 2015

Byrne Supports Honoring Voting Rights Marches

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 4, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced in a statement that a bipartisan resolution led by US Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) commemorating the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution would call for the issuance of a … Continued
March 6, 2015

Sessions and Booker Introduce Bill to Give Congressional Gold Medal to Selma Marchers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 13, Senators Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Corey Booker (D-New Jersey) introduced a bill to give the Congressional Gold Medal to the voting rights marchers who 50 years ago faced tremendous abuse by state troopers (acting on the orders of Alabama Governor George C. Wallace) while attempting … Continued
February 17, 2015