Selma

Betty Boynton, daughter-in-law of civil rights activist Amelia Boynton, said her mother-in-law had been overlooked for too long."There should have been a book about her a long time ago," said Betty…

When you turn off Broad Street into the parking lot next to the Selma Welcome Center, you will see a mural commemorating important people and events of the civil rights movement in Selma.The mural was…

Six days before the first FD Reese day, the city of Selma will hold two ceremonies in honor of the late civil rights leader.Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Reese was born in Selma in 1929. He was an educator, minister, and civil rights activist,…

This weekend marks the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the peaceful march of more than 500 demonstrators who crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery, where they were subjected to brutal violence by Alabama state troops…

Marry. March. 3 Byron Allen acquires a biography from the civil rights era for film "From Selma to Mourning" Byron Allen Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, Allen Media Group's feature film division, has announced that it has…

Selma City Council declares March 15 to be FD Reese Day in the community. Frederick Douglas Reese was 88 years old when he died in 2018. He was part of the "Courageous Eight," which played a key role in inviting Rev. Martin Luther King…

SELMA, Ala. (AP) - A city in Alabama will honor a prominent civil rights activist by naming him a day.Selma City Council has decided to declare that March 15 will be FD Reese Day in the city from now on, the Selma Times Journal reported.…