Historian Barry McNealy teaches high school history and works with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. He'll give a public ...

Birmingham's Sixteenth Street Baptist Church still welcomes visitors with outstretched arms and a spirit of hope.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (CNN) -- The latest chapter in U.S. civil rights history was concluded in an Alabama courtroom Wednesday when a jury found a former Ku Klux Klansman guilty of first-degree murder ...

Canton held its inaugural commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 visit, featuring his cousin Joel King.

A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic into slavery in the Americas will change later this month.

Trussville will soon be holding its fourth annual Heritage Days on April 7-12 with a week’s worth of events focused on the city’s historic Cahaba Project neighborhood.

Music for the Movement is a collection of the greatest and most unsung tracks about struggle, resilience and freedom. This ...

Anniston will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Freedom Rides on May 9 with a daylong series of events honoring the ...

Ryan Coogler's Oscar-winning film is not just about hustlers in the Mississippi Delta or vampires. It is about the burden and ...

When most people hear “Selma, Alabama,” they immediately think of one thing: the civil rights movement. And they should. This ...

An Oscar nomination almost feels like an afterthought, according to the directors of “The Alabama Solution.” The critically acclaimed film is up for best documentary feature at the 98th Annual Academy ...

Premiered on 12 Mar 2026 #CivilRights #SweetHomeAlabama #Documentary"I’ll Take You There" brings together UK and US voices to explore how Alabama’s music shaped the world - and how its civil rights ...