This mural is the collaborative work of Sunny Paulk and Corey Spearman and was dedicated in March…read more2015. It depicts the 54-mile march from Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge to Montgomery, the State Capitol, in March 1965. And was commissioned to honor the 50th anniversary of the event. I really like their use of colors in the mural. It is very unique and gives the mural its own personality. The mural measures 18 feet high, and 60 feet wide. It is prominently located on the side of 50 50 Bar and Grill. It overlooks some metered street parking. There is also metered street parking available within a reasonable walking distance, so parking to get a closer look is relatively easy. You will see demonstrators along the bottom of the mural marching, with the Pettis Bridge in the background. The demonstrators are a diverse group that includes a clergyman, young and old people. There are a couple young men carrying American flags and an image that resembles the Honorable John Lewis. On one side, you will also find Alabama State Troopers standing by as the marchers pass and on the other side, National Guardsmen proving the marchers protection. At the top of the mural is a basic map showing the route from Selma to Birmingham. An information placard, that details the mural, sits out in front of it on the sidewalk. It has a lot of good information, so I would be sure to read it when you are checking the mural out. I love this mural and what it stands for. Paulk and Spearman did a super job and it came out nice. Even though it is going on ten years old it still looks great. Anyway, as with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions in the area, such as the Rosa Parks Museum and Library, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

This memorial is located on the outside of the Legacy Museum in a small plaza. It is located behind…read morewhere the shuttle picks up to take visitors to the memorial park. This is a very nice memorial that is intended to honor the thousands of Black people lynched in the years immediately following emancipation, whose names may never be known. The memorial has bench seating on its permitter and features a fountain that lists 560 names of lynching victims, a small representation of the thousands killed between 1865 and 1876. You will find sculptures of 3 African heads of different ages coming out from the center of the water fountain. They are very detailed and almost look real. I can feel their pain. At the end of the fountain you will see a wall that reads a follow: "May we never forget all those who suffered and died because they asserted their basic human right to be free". It is very somber memorial and is respectfully done. It educated me as well. I really did not think about the mass lynchings that were conducted post emancipation by white mobs. The fact that everyone was not happy and did not approve of emancipation is commonly overlooked. Many of those people resorted to violence to express their disapproval and maintain supremacy. I like this mural. It is a one of a kind and honors a somewhat forgotten group. The fountain/water table, sculptures and wall and masterfully done and look awesome. You just have to see it for yourself. Anyway, as with most memorials that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 10 minutes. More than likely you will stop here while visiting the Legacy Museum, but if not, you should at least make this part of a larger itinerary.

As an artist and art educator I appreciate a well designed and curated museum and this one is…read moreperhaps one of the best I've ever been in. Really powerful stuff here, I think every adult in America needs to experience it. I would caution that I think it would take a well prepared and mature child to visit here, it really drives home America's ugly racial past.

This is a unique sculpture that you can only see if you are standing directly in front of it. It is…read moremade up of more than 300 pieces of cut steel. At first all you will see is the black steel spires in a "V" shape and wonder, what is this all about. But it will eventually makes sense though.Trust me. If you are having difficulty seeing it, try looking at through your phones camera. Sometimes that helps. The sculpture sits out front of the Rosa Parks Museum and Library Across from Troy College. Its location used to be a fountain. There is metered street parking in front of the sculpture and within a reasonable walking distance that makes it easy to park, get out and take a closer look. The sculpture is identical to one located at Maxwell Air Force Base at the site where she worked in the 1940's. They are referred to as sister pieces, with the only difference being their backgrounds. It is the work of Ian Mangum, a US Air Force employee, and was dedicated in December 2021. The project was funded by the Alabama Power Foundation, Troy University and Air University Foundation The art work itself is very nice, but I love how it appears to just be some poles coming from out of the ground until you line up just right with it and the portrait reveals itself. It depicts a headshot of Ms. Park with her signature glasses on. It is a creative and wonderful piece. I would say it was one of a kind, if there were not two of them. I loved this piece and its home is very appropriate and it provides a great welcome to the museum. Anyway, as with most sculptures that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions in the area. You more than likely will be visiting the Rosa Parks Museum when you come across this sculpture anyway. Either way you should make this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

Such a beautiful piece of artwork, welcoming outsiders into a cute little town, displayed some…read morehistorical insights of the area and the local education facilities.

Welcome to Luverne is a colorful mural that welcomes you to the small town of Luverne Alabama…read more My family and I was driving through this adorable town while making our trek from Lousiville to Panama City beach. We got out and explored this town and found this mural and 3 other nearby murals that were all Pepsi themed. Overall the mural lines up with other towns "welcome to" murals. Despite that it was well done and these type of murals are always fun photo ops and cool to check out.

More bounce to the ounce is a pepsi themed Mural located in a small town called Luverne, Alabama…read more It's one of 3 Pepsi related murals my family and I came across whole exploring this small town when our gps took us through the are while making our trip from Lousiville to Panama City beach. This one features a woman chugging a bottle pepsi next to an old bottle cap logo and a fun little saying "more bounce to the ounce." Really well down and cool vintage looking mural. Overall fun mural for Thai cute small town city. Turns out that Luverne is home to a pepsi bottling factory which explains the quality of pepsi related murals.

Another fun mural that we came across when we were driving through town. More bound to the ounces…read moreof humorous name for this public card display, but it's need to check out.

This mural was commissioned by the National Voting Rights Museum and 21st Century Leadership Group…read more It is the collaborative work of Courtney Snelling, Ellyn Jackson, Lovineeha Gooch, Naijal Abdul. The group painted the mural, that is located at southern end of the Civil Rights landmark Edmund Pettus Bridge, in 1999 as part of the Liberation Summer Project. It is on the side of a souvenir shop that never seems to open and overlooks Civil Rights Memorial Park. There is adequate free parking available to park, get out and take a closer look. The mural depicts key figures with connections to Bloody Sunday including Jonathan Daniels, Viola Gregg Liuzzo., Rev. James Reeb, and Jimmie Lee Jackson. You will find MLK in the center of the mural with the Pettus Bridge in the background. "National Voting Rights Museum" is painted on the mural's left and the words "Civil Rights Memorial Mural" is on the right side. A sign by the mural details the significance of each figure on it and reads as follows: "The lives depicted in the mural are: Jonathan Daniels (1939-1965); killed on August 20, 1965 after being released from jail for participating in a demonstration in Fort Deposit on August 14; Viola Gregg Liuzzo (1925-1965); shot to death in her car on on the last night of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March; Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968); assassinated on April 4, 1968, the day after supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis; Rev. James Reeb (1927-1965); died on March 11, 1965 in Selma, after being attacked by a group of white supremacists and; Jimmie Lee Jackson (1938-1965); a Viet Nam war veteran who was shot twice in the abdomen by an Alabama state trooper on February 18, 1965 in Marion, Alabama and succumbed to his wounds eight days later." I love the mural's meaning, significance and what it represents. It is however in bad shape and could use a refresh. Also, the art work is not the best. Some of the figures are barely distinguishable about who they are intended to be. The mural is starting to dull and fade. It has lost its luster. All in all, A nice mural that memorializes some key figures in the civil rights movement. Anyway, as with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions in the area, such as The National Voting Rights Museum, The Pettus Bridge or Interpretive Center. You could also make this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.