Jim Crow

News

Claudette Colvin, whose quiet courage challenged segregation, dies at 86

Her 1955 stand on a Montgomery bus helped reshape civil rights history long before the nation learned her name.

January 14, 2026

SPLC turns 50, charts course for the future

On Friday evening, the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting an event focused on its course for the next 50 years.

Jacob Holmes

October 24, 2022

Report: All 25 Black Belt counties are among 35 counties with the highest poverty

Alabama’s average poverty rate is 17.6 percent. The Black Belt’s average is 24 percent.

Eddie Burkhalter

March 29, 2022

Opinion

Honoring the memory of Harold Alonzo Franklin

"He may have been one of the most important Alabamians unknown to people in and out of the state."

Derryn Moten

September 13, 2021

Republicans praise new Georgia election law

Republicans praise Georgia's new election law, but Democrats say it brings Jim Crow to the 21st Century.

Brandon Moseley

March 29, 2021

Opinion

Another chapter in the ‘We Dare Defend Our Wrongs’ files

Alabama is so often on the wrong side of history that one has to wonder if that’s intentional. Are we doing it on purpose, like a bratty child who is bad just to get attention? The federal courts had to make Alabama do the right thing during the Jim Crow years and civil rights movement. … Continued

Joey Kennedy

January 10, 2020

Roy Moore speaks to reporters and supporters

Opinion

ALGOP’s biggest fear: Roy Moore running again

It’s such a shame to see racist pandering go wasted. But such is life for Tommy Tuberville and Bradley Byrne, it appears. Two reasonable, educated men, who chose not to raise the level of discourse in their bids for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat but instead sank quickly to the bottom of the scum-filled swamp to … Continued

Josh Moon

June 19, 2019

Opinion

Alabama remains a safe haven for hate

In 1968, shortly after gunning down Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, James Earl Ray was running from police, who were, he believed, right on his tail. He was looking for an escape route — a place where people might not be too upset by his crime. He turned his Mustang … Continued

Josh Moon

April 18, 2018

EJI’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice to open next week in Montgomery

The U.S.’s first memorial dedicated to those terrorized by lynchings, the legacy of enslaved black people and African-Americans who faced the terror of the Jim Crow era is set to open in Montgomery next week. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which will also be dedicated to people of color who face contemporary police brutality … Continued

Chip Brownlee

April 17, 2018

Opinion

Once again, we dare defend our wrongs

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter How many times is Alabama going to go down this well-traveled road? We’re like a Twilight Zone episode. Or many of them. Our state is beautiful; the people generally are wonderful. We smile and say hi as we pass each other on the street. Alabama is a great place … Continued

Joey Kennedy

February 8, 2018