National Voting Rights Museum

The National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, established in 1991 and opened in 1993, is an American museum in Selma, Alabama, which honors, chronicles, collects, archives, and displays the artifacts and testimony of the activists who participated in the…

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Email: nvrm1965@gmail.com
Type: Museum
Description: Civil rights movement museum in Selma, Alabama
Also known as: “National Voting Rights Museum & Institute and the Slavery and Civil War Museum” and “The National Voting Rights Museum & Institute II”
Address: 6 US Highway 80 East, Selma, AL 36701

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edmund Pettus Bridge and Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building.

Edmund Pettus Bridge

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Edmund Pettus Bridge carries U.S. Route 80 Business across the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama, United States. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. senator, and state-level leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. Edmund Pettus Bridge is situated 870 feet north of National Voting Rights Museum.

Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building

Museum

Photo: Altairisfar, Public domain.

The Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building, also known by a variety of other names throughout its history, is a historic Greek Revival building in Selma, Alabama, United States. Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building is situated 2,800 feet west of National Voting Rights Museum.

Walton Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: AlabamaSouthern, Public domain.

Walton Theatre is a movie theater, which is situated 2,500 feet northwest of National Voting Rights Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selma.

Selma

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Selma is a city in Alabama. Selma has the distinction of being a notable place in the pages of history, for its role in the Civil War and doubly-so for its role in the Civil Rights Movement.

National Voting Rights Museum

Categories: African-American museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Dallas, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.40245° or 32° 24′ 9″ north

Longitude

-87.0174° or 87° 1′ 3″ west

Open location code

864JCX2M+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 129383709

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q17194311

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In Other Languages

From Portuguese to Spanish—“National Voting Rights Museum” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Museu e Instituto Nacional do Direito ao Voto”
Spanish: “Museo e Instituto Nacional del Derecho al Voto”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Selma Voting Rights Monument and Park and Selma Curb Market.

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