Edmund Pettus Bridge

An Important Relic of US Civil Rights History

Walking on this historical bridge was a very neat thing to experience. It looks exactly how it did in all those historical photos from 1965. We parked on the small town side of the bridge and walked o...

Enlightenment

You can read about it and know about it - but until you walk across it’s hard to absorb the gravity of racism and the heroes that keep arriving.

Honoring Bloody Sunday So Worth The Visit

Such a heartwrenching yet heartwarming memorial experience! The bridge is well preserved and so worth the visit to honor our Ancestors and all those who so courageously went through Bloody Sunday! W...

Selma

Make sure you talk with Columbus in the park at the foot of the bridge, and support Selma with a purchase or donation. And then have lunch at Five & Dime! Great meal and wonderful space!

Historic bridge of Selma AL

I had always wanted to visit this bridge. The Edmund Pettus Bridge is much smaller than I thought. I walked across the bridge and enjoyed the nice views of the Alabama river below. The traffic was ver...