
The South Alabamian News Podcast
The South Alabamian Newspaper provides local news for Jackson, Alabama.
The South Alabamian News Podcast
Goulding: "The Civil Rights Movement wasn't about just one person"
JACKSON—For Abriel Goulding, a Black student at Jackson High School and the 2025 Miss Teen Selma Jubilee winner, the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday was far more than just another beauty pageant competition she is accustomed to attending. It was a moment to step into history, reflect on the ongoing fight for civil rights and connect with the legacy of those who had come before her. “I felt honored to be a part of it,” Goulding said. “I had already won the local Miss Pink Ice pageant but when I learned more about the Miss Selma pageant and the jubilee,...