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Selma Pastor, Churchgoers Called 'Heroes' in Shooting

By NBC News

David Oyelowo on the Role That Made Him a Method Actor

By Eliza Berman

Every U.S. High School Will Get a Free Selma DVD

By Sarah Begley

How a Little-Known Government Agency Kept the Peace in Selma

By Eliza Berman

Democrats in Selma Gear Up for Long Fight on Voting Rights

But getting legislation passed through a Republican Congress is easier said than done

By Charlotte Alter / Selma, Ala. March 8, 2015

Congress Takes a Trip to Selma

There was apple juice, a bus selfie, and a historic speech by Barack Obama

By Charlotte Alter / Selma, Ala. March 8, 2015

See Barack Obama's Historic Event in Selma

Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when peaceful civil rights protesters marched across the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Ala. only to be brutally beaten by police on the other side. The Obama family, along with members of Congress and civil rights leaders, made a symbolic walk across the bridge

By TIME Photo March 7, 2015

Watch John Lewis Describe the Violence of 'Bloody Sunday'

'I thought I saw death,' the Congressman says at event marking 50th anniversary

By Charlotte Alter/Selma, Ala. March 7, 2015

House Republican Leader Headed to Selma

Kevin McCarthy will be the highest ranking Republican member of Congress to attend the "Bloody Sunday" commemoration. Republican leaders were criticized Friday for being absent from the event

By Charlotte Alter/Montgomery, Ala. March 7, 2015

The Long Road from Selma

Two cities separated by 600 miles and 50 years

By Charlotte Alter March 6, 2015

Selma Is Now? No, Not Really

2014 ≠ 1965 or 1955 or the 1890s

By History News Network March 6, 2015

How LIFE Magazine Covered the Selma Marches in 1965

Fifty years after nonviolent protesters clashed with Alabama state troopers in Selma

By Eliza Berman March 6, 2015

Birdman Soared, But Selma Stole the Show at the Oscars

In an elephantine spectacle with few awards surprises, the Martin Luther King, Jr. movie provided a song and two acceptance speeches for the ages

By Richard Corliss February 23, 2015

Watch John Legend and Common's Stirring Acceptance Speeches at the Oscars

Common and John Legend dedicate their speeches to the continued struggle for equal rights

By Daniel D'Addario and Charlotte Alter February 22, 2015

Watch Common and John Legend Perform 'Glory' at the Oscars

The two performed just before claiming the award for Best Original Song

By Daniel D'Addario February 22, 2015

Blame Male Geniuses for Hollywood's Diversity Problem

Science has shown that "genius" obsession is bad for women and minorities

By Charlotte Alter February 20, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 20

1. Hollywood’s diversity problem goes beyond “Selma.” Asian and Latino stories and faces are missing.By Jose Antonio Vargas and Janet Yang in the Los Angeles Times2. Shifting the narrative away from religion is key to...

By The Aspen Institute February 20, 2015

All Oscar Ballots Should Be as Honest as This One

An Oscar voter stoked controversy with her thoughts on Patricia Arquette and Selma — and her candor is refreshing

By Daniel D'Addario February 18, 2015

Why Diane Nash Is Selma’s Best Supporting Role

The film may have focused on Martin Luther King, Jr., but Nash was the reason he was there in the first place

By Zócalo Public Square February 10, 2015

Selma Actor Common: Don't Speak Out 'Just Because It's Popular'

The Oscar-nominated singer and actor talks award snubs and social justice

By Daniel D'Addario February 6, 2015