Claudette Colvin at the age of 15 defied segregation ordinances on a Montgomery bus, nine months prior to Rosa Parks in 1955.
The church was the starting point for the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches in 1965. Nearly a quarter of the trail’s sites are in Alabama, a place many consider ground zero for the civil ...
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Alabama Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, who was arrested at age 15 in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, ...
Alabama's capital city of Montgomery has a past immortalized in statues, murals, preserved architecture and even in street names. That past is a critical part of the nation's history as a whole. It's ...
In this episode, we explore a Civil War camp used by both Confederate and Union forces - and uncover what may be a fire pit filled with relics. From bullets to buttons, this dig reveals powerful ...
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