74 days ago by Keith

I normally keep these “1000 Words” posts wordless but this one is unique. I didn’t stumble on this image on the internets it’s actually from photographer Mark Tucker from here. Of course being from Alabama and knowing the history of this man, U.S. Congressman John Lewis and this bridge I had to post ...

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74 days ago by nicole

President Lyndon B. Johnson | Democrat The quotation is taken from a speech Johnson made to Congress on March 15, 1965, introducing the Voting Rights Act. At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lex ...

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97 days ago by Rambling Round

Saturday evening brought thunder and heavy rain to Selma and Dallas County. Here's the view heading into Selma from Alabama Highway 14 East.

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145 days ago by rvarela

Cahaba Center for Substance Abuse Services SELMA, ALABAMA 36701

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146 days ago by Sidney

(IRAN: A Nation Of Bloggers from ayrakus on Vimeo.) In 1964, American voting rights activist and civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer spoke words into history by saying, “I have been tired for 46 years and my parents were tired before me and their parents were tired; and I have always wanted to do s ...

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186 days ago by jbkuhner

Selma, Alabama, from its famous bridge. Here Alabama state troopers twice successfully prevented Civil Rights marches led by Martin Luther King from crossing the Alabama River. The city has not altered its appearance in forty years.

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209 days ago by Rambling Round

Southern Belles will be watching for their loved ones to return home from the battle again this weekend when the Battle of Selma reenactment returns to Riverside Park. The event is in its 23rd year and features school tours, a memorial service, night cannon firing, antebellum ball to which even the ...

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219 days ago by Rambling Round

Between clouds and rain and tornado watches, April offers some of the best weather and blossoms of the year. Blue sky with wispy clouds make the perfect background for deep pink and snowy white flowers that rise to the occasion when the storms have moved on. This is Skywatch Friday, so join in with ...

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