Bloody Sunday Archives - Institute of the Black World 21st Century

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., left, and attorney Fred Gray, whom King called ‘the brilliant young Negro who later became the chief counsel for the protest movement,’ at a political rally in Tuskegee, Alabama, April 29, 1966.

Fred Gray, the ‘chief counsel for the protest movement,’ to get Medal of Freedom for his civil rights work

By IBW21News & Current Affairs

When Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Fred Gray was her lawyer. Now he’s being honored for a lifetime of civil rights…

July 8, 2022

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during commemorations for the 57th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” on March 06, 2022 in Selma, Alabama.

VP Harris champions voting rights on ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary: ‘We will not let setbacks stop us’

By IBW21Editors' Choice

By Gerren Keith Gaynor, TheGrio — Voting rights and Black America’s historical fight for equality was front and center on Sunday as Vice President Kamala Harris, White House officials, members…

March 7, 2022

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Vantage Point Radio Show hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels – September 14, 2015

By IBW21Vantage Point Radio, Video/Audio

Vantage Point Radio Show hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels with guest Dayvon Love, Bill Fletcher, Aqeela Sherrills and Ian Hansen

September 14, 2015

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Faya Ora Rose Touré Talks to IBW’s Don Rojas About “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama 50 Years Ago

By IBW21News & Current Affairs, Video/Audio

Faya Ora Rose Touré Interview (Part 1) Faya Ora Rose Touré Interview (Part 2) Faya Ora Rose Touré Interview (Part 3) About Faya Ora Rose Touré Attorney, civil rights and education activist, songwriter, playwright Faya Ora Rose Touré is a Harvard-educated Civil Rights activist and litigation attorney who has worked on some of the highest-profile civil rights cases to come before the courts. Touré—who spent most of her career…

October 9, 2014

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