Near Selma in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
In Memory of Reverend Hosea Williams, Sr.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 12, 2015
1. In Memory of Reverend Hosea Williams, Sr. Marker
The Selma-Montgomery March
"Bloody Sunday", March 7, 1965
He Fed the Hungry
"Unbossed and Unbought"
1926-2000
Presented by
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Inc.
Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now
Evelyn G. Lowery, Founder/Chair
March 3, 2002
Erected 2002 by the Evelyn Gibson Lowery Heritage Tour and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.
Location. 32° 24.183′ N, 87° 1.013′ W. Marker is near Selma, Alabama, in Dallas County. It is on Business U.S. 80 north of Old Montgomery Highway, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 US-80, Selma AL 36701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Builders of Movements and Monuments" (here, next to this marker); The Honorable John Lewis (here, next to this marker); Honoring: Amelia Boynton Robinson - Marie Foster (here, next to this marker); Lynching in America / Lynching in Selma (a few steps from this marker); Civil Rights Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Edmund Pettus Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Selma-Dallas Countys 1st Bridge 1884-1940 (approx. Ό mile away); 'Bloody Sunday' Attack at Edmund Pettus Bridge / U.S. Congress Approves Voting Rights Act of 1965 (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selma.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Selma Movement (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. Located at the southern end of the Edmund Pettus bridge in the Selma Civil Rights Memorial Park.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Hosea Williams.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 12, 2015
2. In Memory of Reverend Hosea Williams, Sr. Marker on far left.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015
3. The Edmund Pettus Bridge, just beyond the marker on far left background.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 786 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
