Day Two

Day Two (HM24ET)

Location: Hayneville, AL 36040 Lowndes County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 16.204', W 86° 43.628'

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Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

Monday, March 22, 1965, on the second day of the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, protesters passed this site in late afternoon. At that time the four-lane highway in front of you was only two lanes, and for safety reasons the number of marchers was reduced from 4,000 the day before to 300 as the marchers entered Lowndes County.

Marchers covered 17 miles this day and had a little more than a mile farther to go from here before they could rest for the night. Although they were tired, foot sore, and weary, their spirits were high, their smiles broad, and their purpose—securing the right to vote—remained focused.

Once on the road, we began to realize how far seventeen miles is.... Still, we had the singing to buoy our spirits, and there was no end of freedom songs to entertain us and to probably rile most of the onlookers by the road.
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HM NumberHM24ET
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByThe National Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Sunday, January 7th, 2018 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 525697 N 3570403
Decimal Degrees32.27006667, -86.72713333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 16.204', W 86° 43.628'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 16' 12.24" N, 86° 43' 37.68" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7153 US-80, Hayneville AL 36040, US
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