50th Anniversary Walking Classroom Participants.
During the 50th Anniversary Walking Classroom event participants marched nearly 54-miles from Selma to Montgomery. NPS Photo

Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail

Federal Recreation Area · Alabama · National Park Service

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.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone
334-877-1983
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

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Things to do

Highlights: African American Heritage · Reconstruction · Social Movements · Civil Rights · Voting Rights and Suffrage · Trails

Activities & features: Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Hands-On · Volunteer Vacation · Junior Ranger Program · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store

Photos

  • Marching with a purpose.
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  • Interpretive Programs are available all year round.
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  • A Park Ranger speaks from the heart.
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  • Crowds streaming across a bridge, blue sky and metal beams overhead read, "Edmund Pettus Bridge"
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  • Three women, two in ranger uniforms, and one in a green polo smile at the camera.
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  • A black granite looking monument in front of a dilapidated brick building.
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  • A metal plaque depicts a smiling man with a bowtie, a brick building with a mural in the background.
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  • A small brick building with a pitched roof, blue sky in the background.
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Sources: National Park Service · updated 2026-08-12