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Restoration Project Set at Historic Selma Church

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– A restoration project at a historic church in Selma is set to get underway this spring. The Historic Brown Chapel AME Church Preservation Society was awarded two grants totaling $800,000 dollars to renovate the church. Brown Chapel was the headquarters for the Selma Voting Rights Movement of 1965. Project manager Juanda Maxwell says the church’s…

Annual Historic Selma Pilgrimage Weeks Away

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Selma is getting ready to showcase one of the largest historic districts in the southeast. The 44th Annual Historic Selma Pilgrimage is just a few weeks away. The Pilgrimage opens up historic buildings around town and puts them on display for tourists each spring. Organizers say there are ten venues on the…