Selma in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

"Builders of Movements and Monuments"

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 28, 2023

1. "Builders of Movements and Monuments" Marker

Inscription. Presented By
SCLC W.O.M.E.N. Inc., Women's Organizational Movement for
Equality Now
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Voting Rights Bridge Crossing/Selma to Montgomery
March/Jubilee Foundation and others,
Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Co-Founder with Dr. King of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC),
Served as National President 1977-1998; Chosen by Dr. King:
to Chair the delegation delivering the demands of the
Selma-To-Montgomery March to Governor.
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 by
President Barack Obama: America's Highest Civilian Honor
Dr. Evelyn Gibson Lowery, Founder/Chair 1979-2013 of the
SCLC Women., Inc., Women's Organizational Movement for
Equality Now; Founder of the Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil
Rights Heritage Tour, 1987, Placing 13 Monuments
throughout the State of Alabama

Erected by SCLC W.O.M.E.N. Inc., Women's Organizational Movement for
Equality Now.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 2009.

Location. 32° 24.182′ N, 87° 1.014′ W. Marker is in Selma, Alabama, in Dallas County. Marker

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is on Business U.S. 80 north of Colby Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located in Civil Rights Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 US-80 BUS E, Selma AL 36701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of Reverend Hosea Williams, Sr. (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 County’s 1st Bridge 1884-1940 (approx. ¼ mile away); Water Avenue (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selma.

Marker is on left of four. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 28, 2023

2. Marker is on left of four.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.