Selma Alabama

 

 

click photo to enlarge		 Selma, Alabama, located on the banks of the Alabama River, holds a significant place in American history. While Selma began as a trading center in the pre-Civil War South, it truly became a focal point during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Selma was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery Marches, which aimed to secure voting rights for African Americans. These marches, met with violence by local authorities, garnered national attention and helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It became known as bloody Sunday.

click photo to enlarge		 The Brown Chapel AME Church is shown in one picture. Both the building and the members of Brown Chapel AME Church played pivotal roles in the Selma, Alabama, marches that helped lead to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The white building the the picture it the National Park Service Selma Interpretive Center, part of the National Historic Trail Selma to Montgomery.

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