Selma to Montgomery March Byway

Names of participants from the march are forever memorialized in this Window of Fame.

Jesse Jackson crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge on 29th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

Media representatives gather in Washington D.C. to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March.

A dignitary addresses the attendees at the commemoration event for the 40th Anniversary of the Selma-Montgomery March in Washington, DC.

Secretary Mineta and others attend the commemoration event for the 40th Anniversary of the Selma-Montgomery March in Washington, DC.

Secretary Mineta addresses the attendees at the commemoration event for the 40th Anniversary of the Selma-Montgomery March in Washington, DC.

Secretary Mineta and others attend the commemoration event for the 40th Anniversary of the Selma-Montgomery March in Washington, DC.

The audience and panel of speakers listen to a dignitary at the 40th anniversary celebration.

A dignitary to the celebration addresses the audience.

Speakers at the celebration listen to one of their colleagues.

A speaker from the commemoration explains one of the famous photos from the march to Secretary Mineta.

A speaker discusses with Secretary Mineta and other dignitaries the significance of photos from the Selma to Montgomery March.

A speaker discusses with Secretary Mineta and other dignitaries the significance of photos from the Selma to Montgomery March.

A speaker discusses with Secretary Mineta and other dignitaries the significance of photos from the Selma to Montgomery March.

A speaker addresses the audience at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Selma to Montgomery March.

Participants line up for a photo at the 40th anniversary celebration.

Spider Martin mingles with participants at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Selma to Montgomery March.

Attendees of the celebration listen to speakers.

Attendees of the Selma to Montgomery March Anniversary Celebration smile for the camera.

Speakers enter the conference room.

A dignitary addresses the audience at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Selma to Montgomery March.

"...until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream."
---Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Civil Rights Memorial stands resolute, reminding viewers of the fight for freedom, in the past and present.

The Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama, was a gathering site for protestors during the Civil Rights Movement.

The Gothic Revival-style First Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama, played an important role in the 1965 Civil Rights Marches.

White flowers sit in a pool of water on the elegant black granite of the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, AL.

The red-canopied front of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute stands out along a street full of historic buildings in Selma, AL.

The pillared facade of the white Alabama State Capitol is brilliant in the sunshine.

The name of the Edmund Pettus Bridge highlights a steel beam across a four lane highway.

The red and white stripes of the American flag hang over a view of the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing the Alabama River in the distance.

A close up look at the Edmund Pettus Bridge reveals rivets and ironwork that comprise its graceful arch.

An ornate black iron fence lines a brick area alongside the river, and the graceful arch of the Edmund Pettus Bridge curves over the Alabama River.

Edged in white, the red-brown stone of the twin towers of Brown Chapel stands out against a blue sky.