Selma, Alabama
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.
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| Location in Dallas County and the state of Alabama 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[1] | |
| 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 | |
| • 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 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 163940 [1] |
| Website | selma-al.gov |
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Notable residents
- Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senator
Selma, Alabama Media
- Ruins of Confederate States Naval Foundry at Selma.jpg
Ruins of the Confederate States Naval Foundry at Selma in 1865
- James Wilson (soldier).jpg
Union General James H. Wilson
- Nathan Bedford Forrest.jpg
Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church Selma.jpg
St. Paul's Episcopal Church burned following the Battle of Selma and was rebuilt in 1871.
- Dallas County AL EJI Memorial.jpg
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.
- Segregation 1938b.jpg
Segregated drinking fountain, 1938
- Brown Chapel AME.jpg
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.
- Bloody Sunday-officers await demonstrators.jpeg
The Edmund Pettus Bridge, looking back towards Selma. Sheriff's deputies await the marchers on "Bloody Sunday".
- Bloody Sunday-Alabama police attack.jpeg
"Bloody Sunday", March 7, 1965. State troopers attack marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
References
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