National Voting Rights Museum & Institute

National Voting Rights Museum & Institute
Street address: 

1012 Water Ave.
Selma, AL 36702

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Phone: 
334-418-0800
Fax: 
334-418-0278
Schedule: 
Open M–F 8:30–5, Sat. & Sun. by appt.
Mailing: 

P.O. Box 1366
Selma, AL 36702

Discount: 
senior, group
Admission: 
Admission charged
Accepted: 
American Express
MasterCard
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Located near foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge, museum offers pictorial history of voting rights struggle. Displays exceptional record of events and participants that made Civil Rights history.

Accessibility: 

Mobility Impaired (all one level, no steps)

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