Selma to Montgomery NHT 2017 Highlights

OUTREACH

  • Social Media — Shared accounts of special visitors, including former Greening Youth Intern, Eulas Kirtdoll, who told the story of the Voting Rights Movement while walking 10 miles per day from the spot where Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot in 1965 in Marion, AL.
  • Programs — Held Women of the Movement Storytelling Festival; presented Riverfront Movie Nights in the Park with the city of Selma, AL; held a Junior Ranger Summer Camp.

PROTECTION

  • Beautification — Held a volunteer cleaning event for city of Selma and route on National Public Lands Day.
  • Renovation — Held a public opening of the Selma Interpretive Center expansion featuring new exhibits.

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