With civil rights education under threat, a preservationist helps Black families save key sites in the South. The Washington Post explores the drive to preserve key historic civil rights sites and tell a cohesive, robust story about the Selma-to-Montgomery march.
Honoring the historic Selma-to-Montgomery march that changed the world. Video highlights from the 59th Anniversary Selma-to-Montgomery Commemoration event at the City of St. Jude on March 21, 2024. Produced by KHARI Creative Executive Produced by The Conservation Fund Click
54 Miles to Home is a documentary featuring the untold-until-now stories of the three families who risked their lives by opening up their land to provide campsites for the thousands of marchers along the 54 mile route from Selma to
Associated Press The landmark voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 didn’t happen in just one day: Participants spent four nights camping along the roughly 55-mile (89-kilometer) route through Alabama, sleeping in tents and near farm buildings under
USA Today The 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery was a watershed moment in the fight for Black Americans’ voting rights, but wouldn’t have been possible without a few helping hands along the way. Three African American farm
There is a prevailing narrative about the Civil Rights Movement that focuses on the approximately 600 people who found themselves on a bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965. On that day and in that place, they faced unquestionable