Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
Alabama
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Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Centers Daily Hours of Operation: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Centers Daily Hours of Operation: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Centers Daily Hours of Operation: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1
Entrance
Free entry
Selma Interpretive Center Closed (Alternative Center Available)
The Selma Interpretive Center will remain closed to the public due to major renovations; project completion is expected by 2028. Rangers, parking, and other services are available at a temporary space, the 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, located at 𝟏𝟒 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐭. There are two other unaffected visitor centers offering services: Montgomery Interpretive Center (1521 Harris Way, Montgomery, AL 36106) Lowndes Interpretive Center (7002 US-80, Hayneville, AL 36040)
Official NPS alert →Established by Congress in 1996, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorates the people, events, and route of the 1965 Voting Rights March in Alabama. Led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Black and White non-violent supporters fought for the right to vote in Central Alabama. Today, you can connect with this history and trace the events of these marches along the 54-mile trail.
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No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
The Lowndes and Montgomery Interpretive Centers are open Monday - Saturday. The Selma Interpretive Center is closed at this time for major construction. The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Centers are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day annually.
⚠ Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Centers Daily Hours of Operation: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Centers Daily Hours of Operation: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Centers Daily Hours of Operation: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1
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Campgrounds
Gunter Hill Campground
Paul Grist State Park
Prairie Creek
Visitor centers
Lowndes Interpretive Center
Montgomery Interpretive Center
Selma Interpretive Center
Temporary Location - Selma Welcome Center
Accessibility
8 audio-described place(s)
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People & stories
Figures tied to Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail — each spans a cross-park journey.
Amelia Boynton Robinson
— American Heroes, Women's History, SuffrageBernard LaFayette
— Voting Rights Movement, Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, Black HistoryColia Clark (LaFayette)
— Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, Voting Rights Movement, Black HistoryDiane Judith Nash (b. 1938)
— Black Womanhood Series, Women's History, Civil Rights HistoryDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
— Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr.F.D. Reese
— Voting Rights Movement, Civil Rights Movement, Black History MonthFrank M. Johnson, Jr.
— Civil Rights, Desegregation, Selma To Montgomery MarchJames Forman
— Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, Voting Rights Movement, Civil Rights MovementPassport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Lowndes Interpretive Center
🎫 Montgomery Interpretive Center
🎫 Selma Interpretive Center
🎫 Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Centers
Places to see
Alabama State Capitol
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Alabama: Brown Chapel AME Church Selma
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Alabama: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Montgomery
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Alabama: First Baptist Church
Alabama: Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
Alabama: The Edmund Pettus Bridge
Alabama: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Montgomery
City of St. Jude (Campsite 4)
David Hall Farm (Campsite 1)
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Elmore Bolling Marker
Entering Lowndes County
Entering Montgomery County
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Learn more
Meet Kia Hill, the secretary for the superintendent of Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and the Freedom Riders National Monument in Alabama. Before landing this job, Kia was an intern and a park ranger at Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. Learn more about Kia’s journey to the National Park Service and her passion for storytelling and being a role model for Black youth.
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment the National Park Service has developed a number of special programs. This includes online content, exhibits, and special events. The National Park Service’s Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems (CRGIS) announces the release of a story map that highlights some of these programs and provides information for the public to locate and participate.
In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the National Trails System Act, learn more about these significant trails and their history.
On March 21 the official Selma to March began with the final number of supports reaching near 25,000 people on March 25. Five months later, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act which prohibits discrimination in voting practices or procedures because of race and color.
The Selma to Montgomery Walking Classroom commemorated the 50th anniversary of the march that was key to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Meet Floyd Myers, who is the Chief of Business Development and Partnerships for the National Parks of New York Harbor. He was previously the acting Deputy Superintendent at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and worked at several other parks before that, including the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Site, Booker T. Washington National Historic Site, and others.
Montgomery City Lines lost between 30,000 and 40,000 bus fares each day during the pivotal 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott. The company reluctantly desegregated its buses only after November 13, 1956, when the Supreme Court ruled Alabama's bus segregation laws unconstitutional.
On August 5, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 expanded the 14th and 15th amendments by banning racial discrimination in voting practices. The act was a response to the barriers that prevented African Americans from voting for nearly a century.
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