The 47th reenactment of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama gets stronger every day. Over the past four days, I’ve had the privilege of marching with community organizers and activists from around the nation as we fight for voting, civil, and immigrant rights in Alabama and across the country. The theme for yesterday’s event was workers’...
I’m in Alabama this week, marching along the Selma to Montgomery highway that 47 years ago marked one of the most important moments in our nation’s history. 400 strong, we marched today starting at the point where Viola Liuzzo was killed in 1965 for daring to be a white woman marching for civil rights. Now, I jumped at the chance to be here, and you might be wondering why...
I’m in Alabama to take part in the 47th reenactment of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The 50 mile march is taking place over 5 days to stand up for civil, voting, and immigrant rights in Alabama and across the country. The first two days were filled with both somber reminders of the often tragic filled fight for civil rights in America and...
I was among the 200 people honored to retrace the first 12 miles of the Selma to Montgomery march Sunday and yesterday. My feet are tired but boy is my soul refreshed from the day’s march and what I experienced. I can’t help but feel a huge debt of gratitude for the brave men and women who embarked on that first march 47 years ago as they fought for civil rights. As I walked...
