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🌱 Why the Edmund Pettus Bridge still defines Selma’s place in history
Selma, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Selma! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why the Edmund Pettus Bridge still defines Selma’s place in history
- How a student’s painting reimagines Selma’s Bloody Sunday for today
- What a new Birmingham exhibit reveals about Selma’s unfinished voting fight
Also on today's calendar: Toast & Taste.
Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 73.
- Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 93 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Spanning History: Four Bridges That Changed America (roadsbridges.com) — Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge is spotlighted as one of four U.S. bridges that changed American history, emphasizing its role in the 1965 voting-rights marches and Bloody Sunday. The piece explains how violence on the bridge pushed Selma into the national spotlight and helped secure the Voting Rights Act, alongside profiles of the Brooklyn, Golden Gate, and Eads bridges. 
2. MIHS artist shines in competition with ‘Swinging Toward Freedom' (mi-reporter.com) — A Mercer Island student’s award‑winning painting centers on Bloody Sunday in Selma portraying young marcher Sheyann Webb swinging from the Edmund Pettus Bridge’s darkness toward a hopeful, colorful future. Inspired by Selma’s civil rights history, the artist connects Webb’s courage to her own growth in confidence and activism, showing how that moment still shapes young people today.
3. As the Nation Turns 250, a New Art Exhibition at BCRI Asks, ‘Is This America'? (birminghamtimes.com) — Selma’s voting-rights legacy is at the heart of a new “Is This America?” art exhibition at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, on view through July 18. The show highlights the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches, Dallas County leader F.D. Reese, and today’s redistricting battles, inviting Alabamians to reflect on how far the country has—or hasn’t—come on voting rights.
4. Hawaii to remember traditional gift worn by MLK during Selma marches (apr.org) — Selma’s pivotal 1965 voting rights marches are being honored in Honolulu, where rarely seen photos show Martin Luther King Jr. wearing Hawaiian lei brought by supporters who traveled to Selma. The exhibit, which runs through July 7, highlights how those marches helped secure the Voting Rights Act and contrasts that legacy with recent Supreme Court decisions weakening its protections.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- [06/30/2026] Extreme Heat Warning For North Alabama Into Wednesday Evening
https://ema.alabama.gov/14661/extreme-heat-warning-for-north-alabama-into-wednesday-evening/ (Nextdoor ) - July is UV Safety Month!
The sun can hurt your skin. To help prevent sunburn and skin cancer, use sunscreen, wear hats and long sleeves, and stay in the shade. Learn more at… (Nextdoor )
- Alabama State Department of Education posted a job opening for Bookkeeper (Selma High School) 2026-2027 in Selma. Apply here.
- Securitas Security Services USA posted a job opening for Security Officer in Selma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Selma here.
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