Remembering Selma
On the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights, a group of Ithaca College journalism students traveled to Selma to provide coverage for NBC News. James Rada, associate professor of journalism, led the team of six student-journalists, who interviewed some of the original marchers.
photo by Hannah Basciano '17
The group of student journalists who went to Selma are: Hannah Basciano ’17, Tiarra Braddock ’17, Ciara Lucas ’17, Candace King ’15, Kelli Kyle ’17, and Sara McCloskey ’15.
A story about the event written by Candace King '15 was featured on the NBC News website: "Of Selma's Past and Future: Young Activists Marching Forward"
View footage shot by Kelli Kyle ’17 in Selma during the march:
BuzzFeed featured several photos taken by student journalist Kelli Kyle in some of their coverage of the march: "Selma Bridge Crossing Almost Canceled Due To Large Crowd Numbers, But Demonstrators March On
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