Sight Seeing
Sightseeing
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
6 US-80This marker honoring murdered civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo is located on U.S. Highway 80, about 20 miles east of Selma, Dallas County
Viola Liuzzo Memorial
U.S. 80This marker honoring murdered civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo is located on U.S. Highway 80, about 20 miles east of Selma, Dallas County
The bridge was built in 1940, but it wasn’t until 1965 that it became a symbol of change as voting rights marchers were met with violence by local law enforcement - resulting in what is now called ‘Bloody Sunday’’. Less than a month later over 3,000 people, versus the initial 600, crossed the bridge and marched all the way to the capitol to demand voting rights; by the time they reached there, over 25,000 people had joined their cause. This march, which initially had a terrible outcome on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, resulted in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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The bridge was built in 1940, but it wasn’t until 1965 that it became a symbol of change as voting rights marchers were met with violence by local law enforcement - resulting in what is now called ‘Bloody Sunday’’. Less than a month later over 3,000 people, versus the initial 600, crossed the bridge and marched all the way to the capitol to demand voting rights; by the time they reached there, over 25,000 people had joined their cause. This march, which initially had a terrible outcome on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, resulted in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
During the 1960’s the church became known throughout the world for its role in the Voting Rights Movement, that brought about the “Bloody Sunday” confrontation with state and local law enforcement , and the subsequent march from the church to the state capitol in Montgomery.
Brown Chapel AME Church
410 Martin Luther King StDuring the 1960’s the church became known throughout the world for its role in the Voting Rights Movement, that brought about the “Bloody Sunday” confrontation with state and local law enforcement , and the subsequent march from the church to the state capitol in Montgomery.
Selma Interpretive Center
2 Broad StSlavery & Civil War Museum
1410 Water AveA visit to the museum is an architecture aficionado's dream come true as you get a glimpse of how the Watts family lived with the mansion’s elaborate moldings, heart pine floors, high ceilings, and detailed marble fireplaces. A lot of the decor are originals from the house, as well as those that have been added by historians as time-appropriate pieces.
Sturdivant Hall Museum
713 Mabry StA visit to the museum is an architecture aficionado's dream come true as you get a glimpse of how the Watts family lived with the mansion’s elaborate moldings, heart pine floors, high ceilings, and detailed marble fireplaces. A lot of the decor are originals from the house, as well as those that have been added by historians as time-appropriate pieces.
Housed in a building constructed circa 1890, the Old Depot Museum was once the old L&N Railroad Depot. The stone-trimmed, red-brick building was built in Romanesque Revival architectural style on the remnants of the Confederate Naval Foundry.
Old Depot Museum
4 Martin Luther King StHoused in a building constructed circa 1890, the Old Depot Museum was once the old L&N Railroad Depot. The stone-trimmed, red-brick building was built in Romanesque Revival architectural style on the remnants of the Confederate Naval Foundry.
The Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is an attempt to uncover much of what nature has covered so that visitors can get a glimpse of the area’s historic past. The interpretive park has been worked on by archaeologists and historians over the years to create a true-to-life exhibit of what it was once like to live there.
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
9518 Cahaba RoadThe Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is an attempt to uncover much of what nature has covered so that visitors can get a glimpse of the area’s historic past. The interpretive park has been worked on by archaeologists and historians over the years to create a true-to-life exhibit of what it was once like to live there.
The Jackson Home Historic Site is a foundation and museum dedicated to sharing the events that took place during the American Voting Rights Movement, as well as to promote freedom and democracy, in the former home of Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson. The Jackson Home had, over the years, been the official residence to many human rights leaders including Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Dr. Ralph Bunch, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose wife was a childhood friend of Richie Jacksons. Visitors are invited to take a tour of the home and see original artifacts and get a better understanding of how the Jackson family and so many others risked their lives to support the Voting Rights Movement.
1416 Lapsley St
1416 Lapsley StreetThe Jackson Home Historic Site is a foundation and museum dedicated to sharing the events that took place during the American Voting Rights Movement, as well as to promote freedom and democracy, in the former home of Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson. The Jackson Home had, over the years, been the official residence to many human rights leaders including Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Dr. Ralph Bunch, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose wife was a childhood friend of Richie Jacksons. Visitors are invited to take a tour of the home and see original artifacts and get a better understanding of how the Jackson family and so many others risked their lives to support the Voting Rights Movement.
9 Lauderdale St
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905 Gallery
905 Water AvenueArts Revive