The Huffington Post is reporting that former state trooper James Bonard Fowler, 77, took a plea deal Monday in the 1965 slaying of a black man that prompted the “Bloody Sunday” march at Selma and ...

MARION, Ala. — A 73-year-old retired state trooper was indicted Wednesday in the 1965 shooting death of a black man — a killing that set in motion the historic civil-rights protests in Selma and led ...

James Bonard Fowler pled guilty to manslaughter in connection with an 1965 civil rights slaying. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive ...

MARION, Ala. — A white former state trooper pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge in the 1965 shooting death of a black man at a civil-rights protest, a killing that inspired historic voting rights ...