HLB Lighting Design is working to design the first permanent lighting installation for the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge, through an initiative developed by the local community leaders with the Selma Redevelopment Authority, Selma Economic Design Team, the Black Belt Community Foundation, Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation and the Kellogg Foundation. The lighting design will give the National Historic Landmark a strong nighttime presence and emphasize the importance of the events that took place there as a part of the civil rights movement. The illumination of the bridge will also serve as the  first significant step towards realizing larger community goals of enhancing economic development for Selma and the surrounding communities.

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