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At Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, leaders honor fallen foot soldiers and warn voting rights still at risk
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At Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, leaders honor fallen foot soldiers and warn voting rights still at risk

  • Cindy Fisher, Brad Fisher
  • Updated Mar 23, 2026

Thousands gathered in Selma this weekend to mark the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday during the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, and it was t…

Terri Sewell honors 'extraordinary' legacy of Jo Ann Bland on House floor
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Terri Sewell honors 'extraordinary' legacy of Jo Ann Bland on House floor

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Updated Mar 16, 2026

Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) made a brief speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to honor what she said was the "extraordinary life …

Selma and the nation remember Jo Ann Bland, civil rights leader who died Thursday
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Selma and the nation remember Jo Ann Bland, civil rights leader who died Thursday

  • Cindy Fisher
  • Updated Mar 16, 2026

Those who knew and loved civil rights leader Jo Ann Bland of Selma have been sharing outpourings of messages after her death on Thursday after…

Jo Ann Bland, prominent Selma foot soldier and civil rights educator, dies
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Jo Ann Bland, prominent Selma foot soldier and civil rights educator, dies

  • Cindy Fisher
  • Updated Mar 16, 2026

One of the Civil Rights Movement’s most prolific foot soldiers has passed away.

Joanne Bland Legacy Scholarship available until June 1
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Joanne Bland Legacy Scholarship available until June 1

  • Nathan Prewett
  • May 22, 2025

The Joanne Bland Legacy Scholarship is available until June 1 after having the deadline extended. 

Film about struggle to obtain voting rights to be shown at 60th Annual Jubilee
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Film about struggle to obtain voting rights to be shown at 60th Annual Jubilee

  • By Todd Prater
  • Updated Mar 5, 2025

A film about the obstacles Black Alabamians faced to earn the right to vote will be screened during this year’s Bridge Crossing Jubilee.

Schedule released for Photographic Nights of Selma
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Schedule released for Photographic Nights of Selma

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Nov 1, 2023

Arts Revive has released the schedule for its upcoming Photographic Nights of Selma event on Nov. 3-4. 

Foot soldiers breakfast honors civil rights activists in Saturday ceremony, photo gallery
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Foot soldiers breakfast honors civil rights activists in Saturday ceremony, photo gallery

  • Updated Mar 9, 2023

The annual Foot Soldiers Breakfast was held Saturday morning as part of the 58th annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee weekend.

Terry Chestnut finds his calling by sharing lived civil rights history with others: People of the Black Belt
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Terry Chestnut finds his calling by sharing lived civil rights history with others: People of the Black Belt

  • Jan 6, 2023

A group from Kansas City, Missouri, stayed an extra day to hear more of Selma's history from Terry Chestnut.

Terry Chestnut finds his calling by sharing lived civil rights history with others: People of the Black Belt
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Terry Chestnut finds his calling by sharing lived civil rights history with others: People of the Black Belt

  • Todd Prater
    Todd Prater
  • Jan 6, 2023

As a 6-year-old child, Terry Chestnut witnessed history. As he grew up, he experienced history. Now he shares those experiences and the places…

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