This is an interesting museum because it tells the stories of the 'foot soldiers' of the civil rights movement - those folks that walked behind the leaders, that did the day to day hard work in order to gain their civil rights. It weaves those...More

We were driving through Selma on a Sunday and asked (as suggested on the website) if we could visit the museum since it’s typically closed. Ophelia told us our Sunday options and got everything set up. When we arrived, Sam Walker gave us a private...More

Our group of four visited the National Voting Rights Museum as part of a week-long pilgrimage to civil rights movement historical sites. So glad that we signed up for a tour/talk by historian Sam Walker. Loved Mr. Walker and the Museum's special focus on foot...More

Didn’t get a chance to go inside as we were there early before it opened, but there were several murals on the wall outside depicting the struggle that African Americans have had to gain voting rights. So, let’s make sure that everyone we know votes...More

The focus of this museum is Bloody Sunday and the March from Selma to Montgomery. It is such an important time in our nation’s history that this museum is a must see! There are several themed rooms that were well done and interesting! We enjoyed...More

Awesome place of history and artifacts. Had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Annie Pearl Avery a foot solider that walk the bridge with Dr. King

My sister and I were driving across Alabama on highway 80 on a bee line to the beach. We rolled to a stop in a little town, looked up and there was the Edmund Pettus bridge. We just stared.