Topic: Selma (Alabama)

Martin Luther King Jr.: 8 peaceful protests that bolstered civil rights

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. believed that nonviolent protest is the most effective weapon against a racist and unjust society. But it required rallying people to his cause. Here are some of the most revolutionary peaceful protests King led.

In America's Deep South, a front seat for Freedom Riders

A disused bus station-turned- museum honors some of those who changed the course of civil rights history.

Beyond racism: lessons from the South on racial discrimination and prejudice

Seven lessons from the deep South on racism, racial discrimination, and prejudice.

The Protest Singer

A slim new biography celebrates the life of icon and activist Pete Seeger.

What Alabama school kids take home from the inaugural

They revel in the magnitude and minutiae of a historic moment – clasped hands and fluttering flags, soaring rhetoric and rainbow-hued crowds.

One family's long road to the Obama inauguration

Frankie Hutchins, whose grandmother was born into slavery, saw her mother fight for voting rights. She attended a white school. Now her kids will see the first black president.

From Selma to Washington, DC

Knox Elementary goes to Washington for the inauguration

Students from the all-black school in Selma, Ala., will get a chance to witness history – and wear their new winter parkas.

A quiet moment to redeem a scarred past

Instead of cheering on election night, they quietly prayed to move beyond race.

McCain courts blue-collar Democrats

His lead strategist says if McCain were to get 20 percent of these voters he will win.

Now, Democrats target McCain

The party's 30-second spot highlights US economic woes.