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Sit a Spell
Arts & Culture
Architecture
Culinary
Folk Art
Literary
Public Art
The Alabama Mural Trail
Casino
Day Trips
History
Civil Rights
Civil War
Museums & Historic Places
Native American
Iconic Places
Outdoor Adventures
Events
Clean your Plate
100 Alabama Dishes
BBQ
Coffee & Bakeries
Local Treasures
Markets
Soul Food (Meat & 3)
Stay Awhile
Bed & Breakfast
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History: Civil Rights
Civil Rights
Ancient Africa, Enslavement and Civil War Museum
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Civil Rights
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Civil War
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Sit a Spell
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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Alabama Mural Trail (Southwest Alabama)
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Arts & Culture
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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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Public Art
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Brown Chapel AME Church and King Monument
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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Sit a Spell
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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Alabama Mural Trail (Southwest Alabama)
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Arts & Culture
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Dallas
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Public Art
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Coretta Scott King’s Childhood Home & Memorial
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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Iconic Places
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Museums and Historic Places
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Perry
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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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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Iconic Places
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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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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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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Architecture
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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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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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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
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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Alabama Mural Trail (Southwest Alabama)
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Arts & Culture
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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Public Art
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Sit a Spell
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National Voting Rights Museum
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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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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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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Songs of Selma Park
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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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Sit a Spell
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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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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Sit a Spell
The Wright Chapel AME Zion Church is famous for holding many large meetings during the...
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