Civil Rights ‘Foot Soldier’ Joanne Bland Died At 72

Joanne Bland established Foot Soldiers Park to preserve the history of civil rights and promote civic engagement. Civil rights activist Joanne Bland, one of the Civil Rights Movement’s youngest ...

Joanne Bland, a noted civil rights activist who helped create Selma’s Foot Soldiers Park, dies at 72

Bland helped found the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute and later co-founded Foot Soldiers Park as a monument to ...

60 years later: Selma Foot Soldiers still fighting for equal voting rights

SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - The commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday drew thousands to the Edmund Pettus Bridge. During the reenactment of the historic march, many of the surviving foot ...
The Tuscaloosa News

'A turning point': Tuscaloosa church marks 61 years since 'Bloody Tuesday'

First African Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa held a service commemorating the 61st anniversary of "Bloody Tuesday," a key event in the city's civil rights movement. The service honored those who marched ...
Law

'Foot Soldiers of the Constitution': Attorneys Retake Oath, Defend Rule of Law at NYC Rally

Thousands of lawyers packed a square in Lower Manhattan on Thursday to reaffirm their oath to the constitution and stand behind the rule of law.