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Thursday, February 14, 2013  The Albany Civil Rights Movement has spanned more than fifty years; one church's pastor has experienced it all.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Updated with video; Professors at Albany State University say local youth do not know enough about the Albany Movement; they hope to repair this through a summer bridge program.

Saturday, January 28, 2012  Updated with video; An ASU Summer Bridge program designed to teach “at-risk” students about the Albany Civil Rights Movement has been awarded more than $100,000 by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day you wanted to know what role Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. played in the Albany Civil Rights Movement.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Updated with video; The film "All My Babies" chronicled successful mid-wife Mrs. Mary Coley.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  Updated with video; Danny Lyons, once a photographer for SNCC, says it is emotional coming back to Albany where he once took pictures documenting the Albany Movement.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  The celebration begins Saturday, November 12 and runs through the entire week.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Albany State continued their weekend celebration of the 108th anniversary of the college, featuring the former Albany Movement president as the Founder's Day Convocation Keynote Speaker.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  Evelyn Toney was the first woman arrested during the Albany Civil Rights Movement and it all began at the bus station on November 22, 1961.

Thursday, February 10, 2011  Albany Civil Rights Institute Director Lee Formwalt stopped by the school to give a lesson on the history of the Albany Civil Rights Movement

Monday, January 17, 2011  The Albany Police AmeriCorps is making sure the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. never fades from the minds of residents. The group hosted a ‘Day of Service’, which included a motivational speaker, trash pick-up, and a silent march.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010  Wednesday, folks gathered at Mt. Zion Baptist Church to say goodbye to Mary Young Cummings.

Monday, January 19, 2009  Members of the NAACP gathered with Albany residents at Albany’s Civil Rights Park on Monday to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., and acknowledge the role that Albany played in the Civil Rights Movement.