Edmund Pettus Bridge, Alabama, United States

5FlyAtNight 5:00 PM Oct 27, 2022

Definitely worth stopping here
Selma was my next stop after seeing the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute earlier in the day. We arrived in Selma late in the day, but were at the Edmund Pettus Bridge early the next morning. It gave us time to walk back and forth over the bridge. The National Voting Rights Museum didn't open until later, but we knew that in advance. There wasn't a lot of traffic so we were able to take a number of photos of the bridge. We crossed back just in time for the Selma Interpretive Center opening, which is also a required stop. After this stop it was on our way to Montgomery and Atlanta for more important stops in the fight for civil rights. The bridge looks the same as it did on Bloody Sunday in 1965. A coat of paint would go far in improving how the bridge looks. Even more important would be some plaques installed in the area that honor the importance of this bridge in the civil rights movement.

5mom23cutiepies 5:00 PM Aug 4, 2020

A Powerful and Historical Place!
This is a must see! Much has been said about Selma with the passing of Congressman John Lewis and his involvement in the modern civil rights movement. Being in Selma so soon after he crossed The Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time was surreal. Edmund Pettus for those that don’t know was an officer in the Confederate Army, a grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan and a senator from Alabama. You can feel the history of the city hanging in the air. The sacrifice and seriousness of what happened there is clear. Everyday citizens changed the course of history through non-violent protest. You can’t walk across the bridge and not feel a deep sense of sorrow, pain, awe and also responsibility knowing so many people were willing to lay down their lives and die in the fight to be treated equally and for the right to vote, something so many of us take for granted and some sadly find a waste of time.