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History: Civil Rights

Civil Rights

Ancient Africa, Enslavement and Civil War Museum

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Focuses on and interprets African American history from ancient Africa to the twenty-first century. It...
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Ancient Africa, Enslavement, and Civil War Museum (Mural)

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Brown Chapel AME Church and King Monument

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A historic church located in Selma, it played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights...
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Civil Rights Memorial (Mural)

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Coretta Scott King’s Childhood Home & Memorial

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Coretta Scott King's Childhood Home & Memorial is located in Perry County, Alabama. It is...
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Edmund Pettus Bridge

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The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal...
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Elmore Bolling Historic Site

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The Elmore Bolling Historic Site is the site of the lynching of thirty-nine year old...
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First Baptist Church

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Established as First “Colored” Baptist Church, it is the oldest black church in Selma and...
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First Missionary Baptist Church, Hayneville

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The First Missionary Baptist Church in Hayneville played a significant role in the 1966 elections...
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Foot Soldiers Park

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The park will encompass community greenspaces, a museum and historic walking paths, market space, and...
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Jonathan Daniel Memorial Site

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The Jonathan Daniels Memorial Site in Hayneville, Alabama commemorates the life of Jonathan Myrick Daniels,...
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Lowndes County Jailhouse

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The Lowndes County Jailhouse in Hayneville, Alabama was built in 1912 and served as the...
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Lowndes Interpretive Center

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The center serves as a repository of information for the unfortunate and significant events that...
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Mt. Zion Church School

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This was one site where the country’s Freedom School was held. The school taught Black...
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National Civil Rights Museum Voting Rights Mural

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National Voting Rights Museum

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Located in the Historic District of Selma, Alabama at the foot of the famous Edmund...
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Old Depot Museum

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Houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of...
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Original Site of “Tent City”

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The pursuit of freedom, both economic and social, led to a fight for voting rights,...
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Ramah Baptist Church

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Founded in 1868, this church held many mass meetings during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Selma Interpretive Center

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The Selma Interpretive Center is located at the base of the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Visitors...
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Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

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The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail traces the path taken by the three voting...
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Selma to Montgomery National Trail: Robert Gardner Farm Campsite

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Robert Gardner Farm Campsite is one of the destinations located on the Selma to Montgomery...
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Selma to Montgomery National Trail: Rosie Steele Farm Campsite

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Rosie Steele Farm Campsite was one of the destinations located on the Selma to Montgomery...
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Selma Voting Rights Monument and Park

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View monuments dedicated to the leaders of the Voting Rights Movement. Park includes trails through...
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Selma Voting Rights Mural

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Songs of Selma Park

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A tribute to those who fought for civil rights during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965,...
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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom House

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The Jackson family provided this property for the headquarters and home of the Lowndes County...
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Tabernacle Baptist Church

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This site of the first mass meeting of the Voting Rights Movement is open for...
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The Martin Luther King Jr. Street Historic Walking Tour

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The Walking Tour is a self-guided tour spanning a city block that takes the visitor...
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Viola Liuzzo Memorial

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This marker honoring murdered civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo is located on U.S. Highway 80,...
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Wright Chapel AME Zion Church

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The Wright Chapel AME Zion Church is famous for holding many large meetings during the...
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