Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · AL · nps.gov page

50th Anniversary Walking Classroom Participants. — During the 50th Anniversary Walking Classroom event participants marched nearly 54-miles from Selma to Montgomery.Photo: NPS Photo

Established by Congress in 1996, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorates the people, events, and route of the 1965 Voting Rights March in Alabama. Led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Black and White non-violent supporters fought for the right to vote in Central Alabama. Today, you can connect with this history and trace the events of these marches along the 54-mile trail.

News

The National Park Service has selected Robert Stewart as the new superintendent of Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. Stewart began his new role on Sept. 20.  2026-09-22
The National Park Service has selected Robert Stewart as the new superintendent of Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. Stewart began his new role on Sept. 20.
Montgomery Interpretive Center to Host “Seven Sisters, Still, Sowing Seeds” Event 2026-09-09
Montgomery Interpretive Center to Host “Seven Sisters, Still, Sowing Seeds” Event; A conversation about community growth rooted in civil rights.

Photos

Marching with a purpose. — Hundreds March Through The Streets of Montgomery.Photo: NPS Photo

Interpretive Programs are available all year round. — Hundreds of Visitors Pause for An Interpretive Program along Highway 80Photo: NPS Photo

A Park Ranger speaks from the heart. — Hundreds of visitors take a moment to listen a Park Ranger speak from the heart.Photo: NPS Photo

Crowds streaming across a bridge, blue sky and metal beams overhead read, "Edmund Pettus Bridge" — Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee 2023Photo: NPS Photo

Three women, two in ranger uniforms, and one in a green polo smile at the camera. — Trail staffPhoto: NPS Photo

A black granite looking monument in front of a dilapidated brick building. — Rev. James Orange Monument in front of the Old Perry County Jail.Photo: NPS Photo

A metal plaque depicts a smiling man with a bowtie, a brick building with a mural in the background. — James Reeb Memorial in Selma, ALPhoto: NPS Photo

A small brick building with a pitched roof, blue sky in the background. — Zion United Methodist Church in Marion, ALPhoto: NPS Photo

A brown sign reads "Campsite 4. City of St. Jude. March 24, 1965." Brick building in the background. — Campsite 4 - City of St. JudePhoto: NPS Photo

A metal plaque with an etching of a young man, green grass in the background on a city street. — Jimmie Lee Jackson Plaque in Marion, ALPhoto: NPS Photo

A large crowd of people wait behind a metal barricade on a city street. Buildings in the background. — Crowds wait to begin the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, ALPhoto: NPS Photo

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.