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Selma Lagerlöf Prize For Literature
Selma may refer to: Places In the United States *Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches *Selma, Arkansas *Selma, California, city in Fresno County *Selma, Colorado *Selma, Indiana, town in Delaware County *Selma, Iowa *Selma, Kansas *Selma, Louisiana *Selma, Michigan *Selma, Mississippi *Selma, Missouri *Selma, North Carolina, town in Johnston County *Selma, Ohio *Selma, Oregon, unincorporated community in Josephine County *Selma, South Carolina *Selma, Texas, a city in Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe counties *Selma, Virginia *Selma Township (other), various places Elsewhere *Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada *Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons Historic buildings *Selma Union Depot, a train station and museum in Selma, North Carolina *Selma (Eastville, Virginia), a plantation house listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) *Selma (Leesburg, Virginia), a mansion and former plantation property *Selma (Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River, the city has a population of 17,971 as of the 2020 census. About 80% of the population is African-American. Selma was a trading center and market town during the antebellum years of King Cotton in the South. It was also an important armaments-manufacturing and iron shipbuilding center for the Confederacy, as well as providing a hospital converted from a Masonic university, during the Civil War, surrounded by miles of earthen fortifications. The Confederate forces were defeated during the Battle of Selma, in the final full month of the war. In modern times, the city is best known for the 1960s civil rights movement and the Selma to Montgomery marches, beginning with "Bloody Sunday" in March 1965, when unarmed peaceful protesters were assaulted by County and state highway police. By the end of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
