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Selma
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma To Montgomery Marches
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three Demonstration (protest), protest marches, held in 1965, along the highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery. The marches were organized by Nonviolence, nonviolent Activism, activists to demonstrate the desire of African Americans, African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance of segregationist repression; they were part of a broader voting rights movement underway in Selma and throughout the Southern United States, American South. By highlighting racial injustice, they contributed to passage that year of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Voting Rights Act, a landmark federal achievement of the civil rights movement. Since the late 19th century, Southern state legislatures had passed and maintained a series of Jim Crow laws that had Disenfranchisement after the Reconstruction Era, disenfranchised the millions of African Americans across the South and enforce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma (Eastville, Virginia)
Selma is a historic plantation house located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. The original section of the manor house was built about 1785, and was a two-story, three-bay with a side-passage and single pile plan topped with a gambrel roof. The house was later modified and expanded and is in the form of a "big house, little house, colonnade, kitchen." Also on the property are the contributing attached kitchen, two cemeteries, a shed, the brick foundation floor of a former kitchen, and a boxwood garden. an''Accompanying four photos''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 2006. References Plantation houses in Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Greek ... [...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] |
Selma, California
Selma is a city in Fresno County, California. The population was 24,674 at the 2020 census, up from 23,319 at the 2010 census and 19,240 at the 2000 census. Selma is located southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 308 feet (94 m). Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers an area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 At the 2010 census Selma had a population of 23,219. The population density was . The racial makeup of Selma was 12,869 (55.4%) White, 284 (1.2%) African American, 479 (2.1%) Native American, 1,057 (4.6%) Asian, 9 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 7,630 (32.9%) from other races, and 891 (3.8%) from two or more races. There were 18,014 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (77.6%). The census reported that 23,054 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 50 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 115 (0.5%) were institutionalized. There were 6,416 households, 3,411 (53.2%) had children under the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma, North Carolina
Selma is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2010, its population was 6,073, and as of 2018 the estimated population was 6,913. Selma is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area. The area has a population over 1.7 million residents, though the town of Selma is able to maintain its rural character. The Everitt P. Stevens House, located in Selma, was the site of the last Grand Review of the Confederate Army held on April 6, 1865, after its defeat at the Battle of Bentonville. History On May 1, 1867, lots were sold around a newly established station on the North Carolina Railroad. From those lots, the town was built and considered a railroad town for many decades. Selma was officially chartered as a town on February 11, 1873. The town recently renovated its 1924 passenger depot, which has Amtrak service. The town is also home to the Mitchener Station, which was built in 1855, and is thought to be the oldest surviving train station in Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma, Switzerland
Selma is a former municipality in Moesa District in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 The local language is Italian. With a population at the end of 2008 of only 36, it was one of the smallest communities in Switzerland. The village had however declared its intention to remain an independent entity. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma (lake Monster)
In Scandinavian folklore, Norwegian folklore, Selma (, "Seljord serpent") is a legendary sea serpent said to live in the Seljordsvatnet, Lake Seljord () in Seljord, Telemark, Norway. The sea serpent Selma has been depicted in the coat of arms of Seljord since 1989. Designed by sculpturer, Trygve Magnus Barstad, the arms show Selma in a gold-color on a red background. The sea serpent has been discussed for a long time and there have been witness descriptions of encounters, especially on hot, quiet summers. The oldest written account of the creature dates from 1750, when it was said to have rounded a rowboat belonging to a man from Bø, Telemark, Bø rowing across from Ulvenes to Nes. References External links Article from Aftenposten (Norwegian, 2012) {{Scandinavian folklore Sea serpents Germanic dragons Culture in Telemark Norwegian legends Scandinavian legendary creatures Seljord Aquatic cryptids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma (gastropod)
''Selma'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ....WoRMS (2014). Selma A. Adams, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565649 on 27 December 2014 Species Species within the genera ''Selma'' include: * '' Selma succiniola'' A. Adams, 1863 References Eulimidae {{Eulimidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma (Bijelo Dugme Song)
Selma is a rock ballad recorded in former Yugoslavia by the influential Bosnian rock band Bijelo Dugme. This song appeared for the first time on their 1974 debut album '' Kad bi bio bijelo dugme''. Background "Selma" is a song about a young girl traveling to university. The narrator is saying goodbye to her but is unable to express his feelings for her. All he can say is goodbye and please do not lean out of the train window. The text of the song was written by Vlado Dijak, a former Yugoslav poet and songwriter, based on a real event in 1949, when he accompanied Selma Borić, the young Zenica-born girl in which he was secretly in love with, to the train station in Sarajevo. Selma died in January 2021 at age 91. The music was composed by Goran Bregović. Versions Studio version The version that we hear on the record is approximately six minutes and ten seconds in length. The song has two verses, but the second verse is repeated for the 3rd verse. There is an organ solo done by o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma (film)
''Selma'' is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Common as James Bevel. ''Selma'' premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on November 11, 2014, began a limited US release on December 25, 2014, and expanded into wide theatrical release on January 9, 2015, two months before the 50th anniversary of the march. The film was re-released on March 20, 2015, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the historical march. The film was nominated for Best Picture and won Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards. It also received four Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma (surname)
Selma is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde (c. 1595 – after 1638), Spanish composer and dulcian player * Dani Selma (Daniel Selma Mercader; born 2001), Spanish footballer * Dick Selma (1943–2001), American baseball player * Fernando Selma (1752–1810), Spanish engraver and illustrator * Jaume Padrós i Selma (born 1959), Catalan physician and politician * Mai Selma (11th century), last Duguwa king of the Kanem Empire * Teresa Selma (born 1930), Venezuelan actress {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
