Selma, Alabama, USA
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south-central Alabama.
Selma is located high on the banks of the Alabama River in Dallas County of which it is the county seat. The city is best known for the Battle of Selma and for the Selma to Montgomery Marches. Selma is home to the largest contiguous historic district in the State of Alabama
Edmund Pettus Bridge.
On March 7, 1965, police and a citizen “posse” attacked marchers attempting to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, United States, an event that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement as “Bloody Sunday.”
The Alabama River
Looking back
Walked to the other side of the bridge
Walking back to where I started
Just on the other side of the bridge is the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute.
A short drive from the museum is Brown Chapel AME Church. The “Bloody Sunday” march began here.
The neighborhood surrounds the church.
