Standing at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where hundreds of Foot Soldiers were attacked 60 years ago while ...
SELMA, Ala. ( WSFA) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to hear lawmakers’ words of encouragement. Among these lawmakers were Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Congressman ...
Terri Sewell of Alabama. Sewell, a Selma native, noted the number of voting restrictions introduced since the U.S. Supreme Court effectively abolished a key part of the Voting Rights Act that ...
To commemorate the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Rep. Terri Sewell introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
"People are afraid," Selma's mayor told more than 30 Congress members at the start of a weekend of remembrance.
In a move to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the historic Selma to Montgomery March, U.S.
Legislation would establish Medicare coverage for new blood tests capable of detecting cancer at early stages.
Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. addressed Congressional leaders, expressing heightened fear among people. Rep. Terri Sewell advocates for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore ...