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 [5][6] and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis.

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 during the Civil War, surrounded by miles of earthen fortifications.

Jan 9, 2015 · Selma focuses specifically on the voting rights movement where Dr. King and his followers led an historical march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to peacefully protest Alabama's segregated voting rights in order to obtain equality across the voting board.

Selma is located high on the banks of the Alabama River in Dallas County of which it is the county seat. The city is best known for the Battle of Selma and for the Selma to Montgomery Marches. Selma is home to the largest contiguous historic district in the State of Alabama.

In March 1965 it was the center of an African American voter-registration drive led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Local violence against civil rights activists, most famously at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, led to a massive protest march from Selma to Montgomery.

May 17, 2024 · From the Civil War to the modern civil rights era, Selma has played an important role in American history. Selma is probably best known as the site of the infamous "Bloody Sunday" attack on civil rights marchers at Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965, and the subsequent Selma-to-Montgomery March.

Apr 26, 2025 · AmeriCorps pulls out of Selma. Earlier this week, the City of Selma announced the termination of the Selma AmeriCorps Neighborhood Development Initiative. May 1, 2025

Selma and the Alabama Black Belt were the battlegrounds for the Voting Rights Movement that resulted in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Alabamians stood up and peacefully fought for the right to vote.

Selma Tour Guide provides tourists with info, addresses and directions for attractions and things to see in the Selma area.

The unforgettable true story of the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition.