Selma, Alabama

City
	Location in Dallas County and the state of Alabama
	Coordinates: 32°24′59″N 87°1′29″W / 32.41639°N 87.02472°WCoordinates: 32°24′59″N 87°1′29″W / 32.41639°N 87.02472°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Dallas
Founded	1815
Incorporated	1820
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area
• Total	14.40 sq mi (37.30 km2)
• Land	13.81 sq mi (35.77 km2)
• Water	0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2)
Elevation	135 ft (41 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	17,971
• Density	1,301.40/sq mi (502.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	36701-36703
FIPS code	01-69120
GNIS ID	163940
Website	selma-al.gov

Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 17,971 at the 2020 census.^[3] The city is best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches, three civil rights marches that began in the city.

Notable residents

Union General James H. Wilson
Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest
St. Paul's Episcopal Church burned following the Battle of Selma and was rebuilt in 1871.
Portion of the corten steel monument at the EJI's National Memorial for Peace and Justice memorializing the Black individuals lynched in Dallas County, Alabama.
Segregated drinking fountain, 1938.
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma. A gathering place for meetings and a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches of 1965, it has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
The Edmund Pettus Bridge, looking back towards Selma. Sheriff's deputies await the marchers on "Bloody Sunday".
"Bloody Sunday", March 7, 1965. State troopers attack marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Selma to Montgomery marches, March 1965.