four little girls

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

U.S. Sens. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced that their bipartisan Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act has passed the Senate with unanimous bipartisan support. Jones and Cruz introduced the legislation in July to require the review, declassification, and release of government records related to unsolved criminal civil rights cases. Even though … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, October 23, 2017 the Doug Jones for Senate Campaign announced that it is releasing two new advertisements highlighting Jones’ work prosecuting the Klansmen responsible for the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963 killing four little girls in Birmingham. As a U.S. attorney, during the Bill … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday was the anniversary of the Birmingham church bombing that killed four girls in 1963. The prosecutor who brought the men responsible to justice, former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, is now a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Jones urged Americans, Alabamians and their leaders to stand up to hate. … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 8, US Representative Terri Sewell and Mayor William Bell joined Conservation Alabama and the League of Conservation Voters for a tour of the Birmingham Civil Rights Monument. The tour highlighted the importance of preserving National monuments at a time when the Trump administration is conducting an unprecedented National … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, July 29, 2017, the Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) met in a Special Session on Saturday and screened all the candidates for US Senate in the August 15, Democratic Primary.  The ADC announced that they are endorsing former US Attorney Doug Jones. The ADC said in their statement that … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, September 15, marked the 51st anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. On that day, domestic terrorists bombed the Church killing Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Morris Wesley. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D from Selma) released a written statement on the 51st Commemoration … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Sunday September 15th, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley spoke at the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, that killed four young girls. The Governor said that Birmingham is not dead, but acknowledged that the state’s largest city and the state as a whole still … Continued