Tag: Montgomery
Police help man who spun tale get to Indiana from Alabama
DECATUR, Ala. — The young man had a compelling story: His father died in the 9/11 terror attacks, his mother had just one leg,...
Some expressed concern about road safety at fatal wreck site
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Local officials were concerned about the safety of a heavily traveled stretch of Interstate 65 where 10 people died in a...
MLK estate reaches publishing agreement with HarperCollins
NEW YORK — The estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has reached an international agreement with HarperCollins Publishers, which released his first...
Claudette regaining strength after 13 killed in Alabama
ATLANTA — Claudette was regaining strength early Monday and expected to return to tropical storm status as it neared the coast of the Carolinas...
Martha White dies, sparked ’53 Louisiana capital bus boycott
BATON ROUGE, La. — Martha White, a woman whose actions helped launch the 1953 bus boycotts in Louisiana's capital city, has died. She was...
Selma-to-Montgomery march camps top list of endangered sites
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The landmark voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 didn't happen in just one day: Participants spent four nights...
For Black Voters Matter, the goal is greater community power
LaTosha Brown opened with a song.
Speaking about voting rights...
Mississippi city honors Freedom Rider legacy 60 years later
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi's capital city is honoring the civil rights activism of the late Rev. C.T. Vivian 60 years after he and other...
Father to face capital murder charges in infant’s death
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama man will face capital murder charges in the death of his 5-week-old son, whose body was shortly after the...
Father to face capital murder charges in infant’s death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama man will face capital murder charges in the death of his 5-week-old son, whose body was shortly after the...