Selma 1965

This week Faith Callens joins StoryCorps to talk about her path to becoming a journalist, how she approaches storytelling in Selma, and her vision for the future of journalism.

In this edition of StoryCorps, Nancy Ziccardi tells us about how she discovered that a friend of hers was involved in the murder of a pastor during the civil rights movement.

The Martin Luther King, junior national holiday is taking on special meaning in the historic Alabama city of Selma. Public service projects were planned for today before last Thursday’s massive tornado that tore through the town with links to the state’s fight for civil rights.

Hard hit Selma are beginning the process of repair and recovery following a massive tornado hit that injured dozens of residents, and killed more in neighboring Autauga County.

The Alabama city perhaps most linked to the state’s fight for civil rights is dealing with the aftermath of a different challenge---a dangerous tornado.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker is delivering the keynote address at a Selma church during the annual…

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when civil rights marchers were set upon by Alabama state police troopers and a sheriff’s posse…

This weekend, the city of Selma will remember the fiftieth anniversary of the event known as Bloody Sunday. State troopers attacked voting rights marchers…