Selma to Montgomery March Byway

State: Alabama
Length: 54.0 mi / 86.9 km
Time to Allow: Allow one hour to drive or one day to experience the byway.

Journey through history along the trail that marks one of the major historic events in 20th-century American history, the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March, led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Wind through the streets of Selma; pass through countryside where marchers spent the night on their way to Montgomery.

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• The Selma to Montgomery March: The Struggle for Voting Rights
  

  From beginning to end, the Selma to Montgomery March Byway is filled with civil rights history. Home to one of the most significant events in the American struggle for equality, this 54-mile stretch of highway marks the journey that led to equal voting rights for American citizens, regardless of race.

• Selma to Montgomery March Byway: Travel the Road to Freedom
  

  As the Selma to Montgomery March Byway winds its way from the streets of Selma, Alabama, through the gentle rolling hills of Lowndes County, and into the state's capital city of Montgomery, you will find yourself transfixed in history. Also designated as a National Historic Trail, this section of U.S. Highway has known many facets of history in its years of existence. However, it wasn't until Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., started leading voting rights demonstrations in Selma early in 1965, culminating with the historic Selma to Montgomery March, that the route became internationally known.

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• 1-Day Trip: Selma to Montgomery Driving Tour
  (Alabama)

  "Confrontation of good and evil compressed in the tiny community of Selma generated the massive power to turn the whole nation to a new...