African American Civil Rights Consortium event aims to preserve Alabama Civil Rights Churches
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in Mandeville Canyon received an unpleasant notice from their bank: their home equity lines of credit were being slashed. “I was appalled,” Pelton told KTLA 5 News on Thursday. “I thought it was unconscionable what they did. […]
New exhibit at Bexar Heritage Center celebrates African American history
A brand new exhibit is highlighting African American history right here in our community.The Bexar Heritage Center held the official unveiling on
African American Civil Rights Heritage Consortium working to preserve historic churches
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Consortium is working to expand tourism to historic civil rights churches in Alabama that played a big role in the movement. The consortium kicked off that effort Friday with a ...
African American Civil Rights Heritage Consortium working to preserve historic Alabama Civil Rights Churches
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in Mandeville Canyon received an unpleasant notice from their bank: their home equity lines of credit were being slashed. “I was appalled,” Pelton told KTLA 5 News on Thursday. “I thought it was unconscionable what they did. […]
Alabama leaders working to preserve, increase tourism to civil rights historical sites
The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium hosted a two-day event to teach and empower communities to continue sharing the stories from the civil rights movement.
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Remembering Henry Marsh III, Richmond’s first African American mayor
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UTM to host 25th Civil Rights Conference
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Richmond’s first African American mayor dies at 91
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Funeral service held for Upstate civil rights activist
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