Selma was officially chartered as a town on february 11, 1873, but the town’s true birth took place on may 1, 1867, when there was a public sale of lots around a newly established station on the north carolina railroad. Selma is home to the largest contiguous historic district in the state of alabama. Visitors to selma will be delighted at the unique, fun, and colorful murals found throughout the downtown area
See if you can find them all and post up a picture on your social. The city is best known for the battle of selma and for the selma to montgomery marches Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by ava duvernay and written by paul webb
Martin luther king, jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from selma to montgomery, alabama in 1965. Selma, city, seat (1866) of dallas county, central alabama, u.s It lies on the alabama river about 50 miles (80 km) west of montgomery The site was first recorded on a map in 1732 as ecor bienville
It was later called moore’s bluff, for a settler who arrived about 1815. Selma is home to three nationally designated historic districts, where you can find homes that range from bungalows to victorian homes Selma offers a variety of parks and activities for the whole family The schools and community work together for our children to succeed.
The march became a landmark in the american civil rights movement and directly led to the passage of the voting rights act of 1965. Selma is located high on the banks of the alabama river in dallas county of which it is the county seat