First African Baptist Church held a special service on June 8 to commemorate the 61 years since "Bloody Tuesday," a pivotal moment in Tuscaloosa's civil rights movement.

First African Baptist Church held a special service on June 8 to commemorate the 61 years since "Bloody Tuesday," a pivotal moment in Tuscaloosa's civil rights movement.

My ancestors were enslaved in Galveston, Texas, by Michel B. Menard, the city’s founder. They were members of First African Baptist Church, now known as Avenue L, founded in 1848.