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If passed, the bill would raise the fine for moving, renaming or altering any historic monuments or memorial buildings that have been in place for at least 40 years.
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Unique Dunston holds a sign during a protest of HB445 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.,(Mickey Welsh/via AP)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama lawmakers have advanced a revised bill that would stiffen penalties for participating in a riot, a proposal that had drawn criticism because of a broad definition of what could be considered a riot. The House Judiciary voted Tuesday to send the bill to the House floor. Republican Rep. Allen Treadaway, a retired Birmingham assistant police chief, said the measures are needed to crack down on violent behavior. Shay Farley, interim deputy policy officer for the southeast with Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund, said this bill is clearly designed to instill fear in would-be protesters and silence dissent.
Black women at the forefront of fighting for civil rights Share Updated: 9:34 AM CDT Mar 15, 2021 Share Updated: 9:34 AM CDT Mar 15, 2021
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Show Transcript JEFF: WELCOME BACK ON THE SUNDAY NIGHT. ALL MONTH LONG, WE ARE HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN. BRITT DOUGLAS TELLS US THE ROLE THAT BLACK WOMEN PLAY IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THEIR FIGHT TODAY. REPORTER: AT JUST 21 YEARS OLD, SHE FOUND HER PURPOSE. ACTIVISM. AFTER THE DEATH OF YOUR FLOYD, SHE STARTED PROTESTING WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER AT KELLY INGRAM PARK. THEN IN HER HOMETOWN WHERE SHE WAS ARRESTED AND SENT TO JAIL. THAT EXPERIENCE HAD HER SET UP HER OWN ORGANIZATION. IT WAS BRUTAL. IT WAS DEHUMANIZING. REPORTER: HER FIGHT CONTINUES. SHE WAS PART OF A DEMONSTRATION IN MONTGOMERY LED BY MOSTLY BLACK WOMEN FOR A BILL THAT IS DESIGNED TO CRIMINALIZE PROTESTERS. REPORTER: WOMEN FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINE DATES BACK TO ROSA PARKS. OFTEN, SHE SAYS THAT WOMEN DON’T GET TH