Selma, Alabama

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Selma, Alabama is a historic city best known as a pivotal center of the American civil rights movement, particularly for the 1965 voting rights marches.

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instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 334
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
county Dallas County, Alabama
demographicsCharacteristic majority African American population
distanceToMontgomery about 50 miles west
elevation approximately 135 feet
foundingDate 1820
GNISFeatureID 0153200
governingBody Selma City Council
governmentType mayor–council government
hasEducationalInstitution Selma University
Wallace Community College Selma
hasEvent Battle of Selma (1865)
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark district components
hasHistoricDistrict Selma Historic District
hasLandmark Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Edmund Pettus Bridge
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
Selma Interpretive Center
hasMuseum Old Depot Museum
hasReligiousSite First Baptist Church (Selma, Alabama)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Selma, Alabama)
hasSignificantEvent Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965)
Third Selma to Montgomery march (March 21–25, 1965)
Turnaround Tuesday (March 9, 1965)
linked to: Turnaround Tuesday
historicalRole Confederate military manufacturing center during the American Civil War
incorporationDate 1820s
influencedEvent passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
knownFor 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches
American civil rights movement
voting rights activism
listedOn U.S. Civil Rights Trail
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Alabama River
namedAfter Selma (poem by James Macpherson)
nearestMajorCity Montgomery, Alabama
partOf Black Belt region of Alabama
partOfMetropolitanArea Selma micropolitan area
population approximately 17,000 (2020)
populationCensusYear 2020
postalCode 36701
state Alabama
transportInfrastructure State Route 22
U.S. Route 80

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Selma to Montgomery marches startPoint Selma, Alabama
Selma (2014 film) settingLocation Selma, Alabama
Turnaround Tuesday hasLocation Selma, Alabama
Dallas County Voters League location Selma, Alabama
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church locatedIn Selma, Alabama
Edmund Pettus Bridge locatedIn Selma, Alabama
Bull Connor placeOfBirth Selma, Alabama, United States
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Amelia Boynton Robinson residence Selma, Alabama
Annie Lee Cooper placeOfBirth Selma, Alabama, United States
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Annie Lee Cooper placeOfDeath Selma, Alabama, United States
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Annie Lee Cooper residence Selma, Alabama, United States
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Annie Lee Cooper returnedTo Selma, Alabama, United States
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Selma Historic District locatedIn Selma, Alabama
Selma Historic District governingBody City of Selma
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Selma micropolitan area centralCity Selma, Alabama
Selma micropolitan area namedAfter Selma, Alabama
Selma micropolitan area hasUrbanCenter Selma, Alabama
Dallas County, Alabama hasCountySeat Selma, Alabama
Dallas County, Alabama contains Selma, Alabama
Dallas County, Alabama hasLargestCity Selma, Alabama
Selma Interpretive Center locatedIn Selma, Alabama
Wallace Community College Selma serviceArea Selma, Alabama region
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Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) location Selma, Alabama
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute near Downtown Selma
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Battle of Selma (1865) place Selma, Alabama
Selma City Council locatedIn Selma, Alabama
Selma City Council jurisdiction City of Selma, Alabama
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Selma City Council appliesToJurisdiction City of Selma, Alabama
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Selma City Council legislativeBodyFor City of Selma, Alabama
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Selma University locatedIn Selma, Alabama
Old Depot Museum location Selma, Alabama
Black Belt (Alabama) contains Selma, Alabama
subject linked to: Black Belt
Old Live Oak Cemetery locatedIn Selma, Alabama
Old Live Oak Cemetery ownedBy City of Selma
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Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement describesPlace Selma, Alabama
Bexar County hasSubdivision City of Selma
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Mia Hamm placeOfBirth Selma, Alabama, United States
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Alabama State Route 219 passesThrough Selma, Alabama
Alabama State Route 219 terminusNear Selma, Alabama
Dallas County, Alabama seat Selma, Alabama
subject linked to: Dallas County
Dallas County, Alabama hasCity Selma, Alabama
subject linked to: Dallas County