NATIONAL VOTING RIGHTS MUSEUM AND INSTI

SELMA, AL

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.
Old Depot Museum - Selma, AL Credit: SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent)

The National Voting Rights Museum and Institute (NVRMI) in Selma, Alabama is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the civil rights movement. The museum and institute are located on the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of the violent confrontation between civil rights activists and police on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965. The museum features a series of interactive exhibits and displays, focusing on the events in Selma and the fight for voting rights throughout the United States.

The museum traces the history of the voting rights struggle from the passage of the 15th Amendment in 1870 to the Selma Voting Rights Movement of 1965. Visitors can explore the museum's exhibits, which include audio-visual presentations, photographs, documents, artifacts and interactive displays. The museum also houses a library and research center, which is open to the public.

The museum's mission is to educate the public about the importance of voting and the struggles of African Americans to secure the right to vote. The museum also works to promote understanding and appreciation of the diversity of the American people and to foster an appreciation for the historical and cultural heritage of the civil rights movement. The museum also serves as a center for education and civic engagement, offering programs and lectures on civil and human rights.

The NVRMI is an important part of Selma's history and a powerful reminder of the importance of voting rights and civil rights. The museum serves as a powerful reminder of the sacrifices made by those who fought for voting rights and reminds us of the importance of preserving and protecting these rights.

NATIONAL VOTING RIGHTS MUSEUM AND INSTI is a Uncategorized or General Museum in SELMA AL. US MID #8400100335

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). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 147,490 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

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.
Federal Courthouse - Selma, AL This Federal Courthouse and Post Office was completed in 1909 under the design of architect James Knox Taylor. Also note the freestanding 1909 Arch on the left.
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.]
Banks of the Alabama River Banks of the Alabama River, Selma, AL
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.]
Banks of the Alabama River Banks of the Alabama River, Selma, AL
Alabama River Alabama River (shadow of the Edmund Pettus Bridge), Selma, AL.
Faux windows Faux windows, Broad St., Selma, AL
Supermarket Supermarket, Washington St., Selma, AL
Water Avenue Building (c. 1900), Water Ave., Selma, AL
Homeless Homeless, Washington St., Selma, AL

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NATIONAL VOTING RIGHTS MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE INC
PO BOX 1366
SELMA
AL
36702-1366

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MID # 8400100335
Name NATIONAL VOTING RIGHTS MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE INC
Alternate Name NATIONAL VOTING RIGHTS MUSEUM AND INSTI
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 631067870
NTEECC A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 147,490
REVENUE 147,490
LAT/LONG 32.406192, -87.02368
CODES FIPS State Code: 01
FIPS County Code: 047
US Census Tract: 956600
US Census Block: 3023