She was there on the bridge that day. Sheyann Webb-Christburg was 9 years old on March 7, 1965. She was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “smallest freedom fighter.” She lived next to Selma’s Brown Chapel ...

SELMA, Alabama — Sheyann Webb-Christburg was eight years old when Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to lead hundreds in a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in March 1965 ...

Sixty years ago, on March 7, Sheyann Webb-Christburg walked with 600 other activists in Selma, Alabama, to protest Black voter suppression. As they reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge, just six ...

They fed, protected and housed activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights.

In an op-ed, SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang reflects on 60 years of struggle, marching and sacrifices for civil, ...

Selma-Montgomery marcher Sheyann Webb-Christburg walks to the Freedom Rides Museum during a community celebration for civil rights icons Rev. C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis in Montgomery ...

SELMA — Sheyann Webb-Christburg was eight years old when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to lead hundreds in a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in March 1965 for voting rights for ...