Selma to Montgomery March Byway
Places to Visit
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Alabama State Capitol Building (AL)
Built in 1851, the building served as the first capitol of the Confederacy. In 1965, the capitol was the destination of the 25,000 Selma to Montgomery marchers.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: The capitol building is located at One Dexter Ave. in Montgomery, the terminus of the byway.
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Headquarters of the Voting Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke here on a regular basis. The site became the starting point for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: The Brown Chapel, A.M.E. Church is located at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
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City of St. Jude Historic District (AL)
Founded during the mid-1930s when segregation was the norm in the Southeast, the City of St. Jude Hospital pioneered nondiscriminatory health, education, and social services. In the 1960s the district assisted with the Selma to Montgomery March.
Location: 2048 West Fairview Avenue, Montgomery
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The Civil Rights Memorial honors the martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement through an outdoor exhibit, accessible all day, all year.
Location: 400 Washington Avenue in downtown Montgomery, AL
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The fight for voting rights climaxed here on March 7, 1965, now commonly known as "Bloody Sunday." Marchers petitioning for equal voting rights were violently confronted and halted by law enforcement personnel. Later a march was successfully made to Mont.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located on Highway 80 at the intersection of Broad Street and Water Avenue between the communities of Selma and Montgomery.
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First (Colored) Baptist Church (AL)
This church played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Before then and since it has stood as a beacon of hope and unity to the community of Selma.
Location: 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street (formerly Sylvan Street), Selma
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In the state capital of Alabama you'll find a town that is swimming in culture and history.
Location: Located in the center of Alabama, approximately 93 miles south of Birmingham on Highway 65.
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National Voting Rights Museum and Institute (AL)
The Museum commemorates the struggle of African Americans and white supporters to gain equal voting rights for all Americans, a struggle that lasted from the beginnings of the nation to the extension of the Voting Rights Act in 1982 by President Reagan.
Location: 6 US Highway 80 in Selma, AL
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This interpretive history museum is housed in an 1891 railway depot. On display are artifacts from the era when American Indians were predominant in the area all the way up to the Voting Rights era. There is a Civil War room, Black Heritage wing, and military room.
Location: 4 Martin Luther King Street, Selma
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In Selma, Alabama, you'll find historical sites from the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement.
Location: Located near the center of Alabama, about 50 miles west of Montgomery on US Highway 80.
