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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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″ northLongitude
-87.0174° or 87° 1′ 3″ westOpen location code
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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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