The Selma to Montgomery march was part of a series of civil rights protests that occurred in 1965 in Alabama, a Southern state with deeply entrenched racist policies. In March of that year, in an effort to register black voters in the South, protesters marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were confronted with deadly violence from local authorities and white vigilante groups. As the world watched, the protesters—under the protection of federalized National Guar

Standing in the presence of history. ✨ One moment of reflection at the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama and the next, at the Legacy Museum, confronting the hard truths of our past. Two powerful experiences, one journey toward understanding.  #CivilRightsPilgrimage #Montgomery #HistoryMatters #LegacyMuseum #SculpturePark #EpiscopalChurchInDE #NewCastlePresbytery | The Episcopal Church in Delaware | Facebook

Montgomery, Alabama, once known as the cradle of the Confederacy and later the birthplace of the civil rights movement, has elected Steven Reed as its first African American mayor in the city's 200-year history. https://abcn.ws/2IAIX4y | ABC News

LIVE: Sleet and snow falling in Montgomery, AL! While it will be a cold rain that falls through the day in our area, temperatures will be too warm for any wet snow to mix in. See the full WMBF First Alert Weather forecast here: http://bit.ly/2jwbuvA | WMBF News