{
  "id": 3799061,
  "title": "A Historic Alabama Hotel Linked to the Civil Rights Movement Is Falling Apart. Can the Conservationists Fighting to Save It Turn the Tide?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/a-historic-alabama-hotel-linked-to-the-civil-rights-movement-is",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T18:35:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historic-alabama-hotel-linked-civil-rights-movement-is-falling-apart-can-conservationists-fighting-to-save-it-turn-the-tide-180989407/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Selma's Edistone Hotel has witnessed pivotal chapters in American history, from Reconstruction to \"Bloody Sunday.\" Now, after years of neglect and a recent wall collapse, the Conservation Fund is working to secure its future",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}