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Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Selma, Alabama, United States. This church was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and, as the meeting place and offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the Selma Movement, played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1,500 feet east of Selma Housing Authority.

First Baptist Church

Church

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First Baptist Church is a historic church at 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Selma, Alabama, United States. A historically African American Baptist church, it was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1894 and known for its association with the Civil Rights Movement. First Baptist Church is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Selma Housing Authority.

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 3,100 feet south of Selma Housing Authority.

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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.

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