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Sunday is the 56th anniversary of the first Selma-to-Montgomery march during the civil rights movement which was led in part by the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis John Lewis Democrats worry Senate will be graveyard for Biden agenda Vernon Jordan: an American legend, and a good friend GOP lawyer tells Supreme Court curtailing Sunday voting lawful MORE (D-Ga.). However, this is the first commemoration of the pivotal civil rights era event known as “Bloody Sunday” without the beloved lawmaker, and comes days after the House passed H.R. 1, legislation aimed at reforming voting rights — an issue Lewis tirelessly fought for during his decades in Congress. On March 7, 1965, Lewis, who was head of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and fellow civil rights activist Hosea Williams attempted to lead hundreds of people from Selma, Ala., to the state capital of Montgomery, roughly 50 miles away, as part of a voting rights campaign. … [Read more...] about ‘Bloody Sunday’ to be commemorated for first time without John Lewis

Georgia voting rights advocates are worried Republicans are clawing back hard-won progress made in the state after it saw record turnout among voters in November’s general election and the Senate runoffs earlier this year. A new batch of bills making their way through Georgia's legislature are raising red flags among voting rights groups who say the state might not have seen the record turnout it did in the recent races if the bills were in place. “I don't know that 5 million people would have been successful in casting ballots if the rules were some of the things that they're proposing today,” said Andrea Young, the executive director of American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia. ADVERTISEMENT The elections bills filed by Georgia Republicans in recent weeks include legislation seeking to end no-excuse absentee voting and automatic voter registration, limit early voting on weekends and the period of time voters would have to request absentee ballots, and require … [Read more...] about Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia’s record turnout

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for March 5 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. The timing of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 's anticipated tell-all interview couldn't be worse. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will finally get the chance to tell the story behind their departure from royal duties directly to the public on Sunday, when their two-hour interview with Oprah Winfrey is broadcast. But back home in Britain, events have conspired to overshadow the tale of a prince and his American bride, and the timing is "such a mess," according to an author who has written several books about the royals. On top of the pandemic and record economic slump, Prince Philip, Harry’s 99-year-old grandfather, is now recovering from a heart procedure . CBS announced the Oprah interview on Feb. 15. The next day, Philip was admitted to the hospital. … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s Oprah Winfrey interview creating ‘such a mess’ as royal feud escalates: critics