Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As we recognize one of the most prominent figures of the civil rights movement in America, we are shining a light on Civil Rights Race Series race director Vergil Chames and the Selma to Montgomery Relay — a relay through American civil rights history with a mission of education, economic development and health and wellness. Hosted by the crraceseries, the race starts in Selma, Al., crossing the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge and continues along a 51-mile route through American civil rights history, ending in Montgomery, Alabama’s state capitol. This event commemorates the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery and the brave actions of civil rights activists to secure voting rights for Black Americans. “For a group of African American race directors, it’s significant to put on an event where athletes can see these points in American history,” says Chames. Athletes will also see the bus stop where Rosa Parks denied giving up her seat and Dexter Avenue...