Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail | historical trail, Alabama, United States | Britannica (original) (raw)

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history of Selma March, 1965

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  In Selma March: How Long, Not Long: Selma to Montgomery
  …act of Congress created the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. An interpretive centre operated by the National Park Service is located in Lowndes county at roughly the halfway point between Selma and Montgomery.
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Montgomery

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  In Montgomery
  …the march was designated the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail in 1996. The Civil Rights Memorial in downtown Montgomery honours those who died during the civil rights movement. Pop. (2010) 205,764; Montgomery Metro Area, 374,536; (2020) 200,603; Montgomery Metro Area, 386,047.
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