SLAVERY AND CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

SELMA, AL

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail: information table
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail: information table Credit: shermaniac

The Slavery and Civil War Museum is a historic museum located in Selma, Alabama. The museum offers visitors a chance to learn about the history of slavery in the United States, as well as the Civil War and its aftermath. The museum is housed in a restored antebellum home, which was once a site for slave auctions.

The museum's exhibits include a collection of artifacts and documents related to slavery and the Civil War, including photographs, letters, and clothing. Visitors can also see a replica of a slave cabin and learn about the daily life of slaves on a plantation.

The museum also offers educational programs for school groups and other visitors, including guided tours and workshops. These programs aim to increase awareness and understanding of the history of slavery and its impact on American society.

The Slavery and Civil War Museum is an important resource for those interested in learning about the history of slavery and its lasting effects on American culture and society. It provides a unique opportunity to delve deeper into this important chapter in American history and gain a greater understanding of the struggles and triumphs of those who fought for freedom and equality.

SLAVERY AND CIVIL WAR MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in SELMA AL. US MID #8400100199

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail: information table
Old Depot Museum - Selma, AL <a href="https://selmamuseum.org/our-history" rel="noreferrer nofollow">selmamuseum.org/our-history</a> Highlights from their website: A tour of the Old Museum runs the gamut from the Civil War to Civil Rights. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. Thanks to its design, it is one of twelve railroad depots in the Southeast designated by Southern Living to be of architectural and historical importance.
20220802-OSEC-LSC-0001 From left, White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, homeowner Ms. Aquilla Grant, clean water and sewer system advocate Catherine Flowers, and Environmental Protection Agency EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, in the Grant home before a tour of her straight pipe backyard sewage, and Secretary Vilsack’s announcement of the Biden Administration’s new water infrastructure initiative for underserved rural communities, in Lowndes County, Alabama, on August 2, 2022. USDA media by Lance Cheung.
Edmund Pettus Bridge Edmund Pettus Bridge (Carries US 80 over the Alabama River; 1940; steel through arch bridge; declared functionally obsolete in 2011), Selma, AL. [Site of the conflict of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965, when police attacked Civil Rights demonstrators with horses, billy clubs, and tear gas as they were attempting to march to the state capital, Montgomery. The marchers crossed the bridge again on March 21 and walked to the Capitol in Montgomery. Edmund Pettus, enthusiastic champion of the Confederate cause and of slavery, was a participant at the secession convention in 1861; later organized the 20th Alabama Infantry and participated in the Stones River, Port Gibson, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Carolinas campaigns. Resumed his law practice in Selma after the Civil War and led the state Democratic Party and participated in the Ku Klux Klan, becoming the Grand Dragon in 1877. Served as US Senator from 1896 to 1909, largely on the basis of his Civil War and Klan affiliations. In 2020 Pettus's descendants recommended changing the name of the bridge.]
Alabama River Alabama River (shadow of the Edmund Pettus Bridge), Selma, AL.
Water Avenue Building (c. 1900), Water Ave., Selma, AL
Homeless Homeless, Washington St., Selma, AL
Faux windows Faux windows, Broad St., Selma, AL
Supermarket Supermarket, Washington St., Selma, AL
Water St. decay Urban decay, along the banks of the Alabama River, Selma, AL
Banks of the Alabama River Banks of the Alabama River, Selma, AL
Selma Times Journal Building Selma Times Journal Building (c. 1870), Water Ave., Selma, AL

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ANCIENT AFRICA ENSLAVEMENT AND CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
1410 WATER AVE
SELMA
AL
36703-3873

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SLAVERY AND CIVIL WAR MUSEUM Information

MID # 8400100199
Name ANCIENT AFRICA ENSLAVEMENT AND CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Alternate Name SLAVERY AND CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 452068398
NTEECC A54
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 32.408399, -87.014728
CODES FIPS State Code: 01
FIPS County Code: 047
US Census Tract: 956500
US Census Block: 3071