Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...

This comes ahead of the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, which will be commemorated this coming weekend.

Selma showed the world that change doesn’t come from waiting — it comes from marching, from pushing, from refusing to be ...

This is the historic last Civil War Funeral of Confederate Lt Andrew Jackson Buttram. This is part I of a 2 part series. The Soldier's Body Recovered in Yard is believed to be the last confederate ...

Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're ...

The Dauphin Island Aquarium, officially known as the Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is a must-visit.

Alabama was in its 106th year of statehood ... Wilson Dam was a brand-new marvel of engineering, and reunions of Civil War veterans were popular. Click the gallery at the top of this story ...

As a people and as a culture, we are mavericks. We see problems and know that solutions will take madness and brilliance, and ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.

A historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and ...

The Redneck Riviera is an easy drive from several states. A must-see is the Flora-Bama Bar which straddles the ...

This Sunday leaders from throughout Alabama and the entire country will commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Selma to ...