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One historic landmark in Alabama: Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Landmarks: 1
Eras: 1

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The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River. — Pictured Edmund Pettus Bridge
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA · via Wikimedia Commons

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Landmarks in Alabama

Civil Rights
Edmund Pettus Bridge
Selma, AL
A plain steel bridge over the Alabama River became one of the most sacred grounds of the civil rights movement.

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Civil Rights
Landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement
A high school in Little Rock, the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a bridge in Selma and a street in Atlanta — places where the movement for civil rights changed the country.
Old USA Editors · 2 min read · September 28, 2026