Edmund Pettus Bridge National Historic Landmark Nomination
Walton C. 2013. Edmund Pettus Bridge National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 13000281_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. The NHL nomination for the Edmund Pettus Bridge documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 1 for its association with the March 1965 march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery for voting rights for Black citizens, and particularly with the events of March 7, 1965, now known as “Bloody Sunday.” On that day, White law enforcement officers attacked peaceful marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. The attack shocked the American public and contributed to the introduction and passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bridge meets Criteria Exception 8 for achieving extraordinary national significance within the last 50 years due to its direct association with the introduction and passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.The period of national significance is March 7-March 21, 1965.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Walton, Cynthia
- Date of Issue
- 2013-02-27
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- African American, Alabama, Black, civil rights, National Historic Landmark, Selma, voting