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 20,512 at the 2000 census. The city is best known for the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement and its Selma to Montgomery marches, three civil rights marches that began in the city.
Civil rights movement:
Before the Freedom Movement, all public facilities were strictly segregated. Blacks who attempted to eat at "white-only" lunch counters or sit in the downstairs "white" section of the movie theater were beaten and arrested. More than half of the city's residents were black, but only one percent were registered to vote. Blacks were prevented from registering to vote by economic retaliation organized by the White Citizens' Council, Ku Klux Klan violence, police repression, and the literacy test. To discourage voter registration, the registration board only opened doors for registration two days a month, arrived late, and took long lunches.
On March 7, 1965, known as "Bloody Sunday", approximately 600 civil rights marchers departed Selma on U.S. Highway 80, heading east. They reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge, only six blocks away, before being met by state troopers and local sheriff's deputies, who attacked them, using tear gas and billy clubs, and drove them back to Selma.
Two days after the march, on March 9, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. led a "symbolic" march to the bridge. He and other civil rights leaders attempted to get court protection of a third, larger-scale march from Selma to Montgomery, the site of the state capital. Frank Minis Johnson, Jr., the Federal District Court Judge for the area, decided in favor of the demonstrators, saying:
On March 21, 1965, a Sunday, approximately 3,200 marchers departed for Montgomery. They walked 12 miles per day, and slept in nearby fields. By the time they reached the capitol, four days later on March 25, their strength had swelled to around 25,000 people.
Economy:
Industries in Selma include International Paper, Bush Hog, Meadowcraft, American apperal and Peerless Pump Company (LaBour).
The median income for a household in the city was $21,261, and the median income for a family was $28,345. Males had a median income of $29,769 versus $18,129 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,369. About 26.9% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.8% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.
Radio Stations
WRNF 89.5 FM Selma, AL Religious
WVAS 90.7 FM Montgomery, AL Alabama State University Jazz
W242BW (WJAM) 96.3 FM Selma, AL Urban Contemporary
WKXK 96.7 FM Pine Hill, AL Urban Contemporary
WHHY 101.9 FM Montgomery, AL Top-40
WBFZ 105.3 FM Selma, AL Hip Hop
WTXK 1210 AM Pike Road, AL Sports
WJAM 1340 AM Selma, AL Urban Contemporary
WIQR 1410 AM Prattville, AL Sports
WHBB 1490 AM Selma, AL Talk
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BEAUTY CARE - BLACK HAIR SALONS - MULTICULTURAL
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JC Penney - Selma Mall - Category: Black Hair Salons - 1391 E Highland Ave Ste 101 Selma, AL (334) 874-6264
Lashaun Beauty Salon - Category: Black Hair Salons - 22 Satterfield Street Selma, AL 36701 (334) 875-4495
Motown Beauty - Category: Black Hair Salons - 1401 Lauderdale Street Selma, AL 36701 (334) 875-9220
Restaurant-Grumbles Alley - Category: Southern/Soul - 1300 Water Ave, Selma, AL 36703 (334) 872-2006
Richard's Cafe - Category: Southern/Soul, American and Buffet - 118 Washington Street, Selma, AL 36703 (334) 872-8283
Strongs No 2 Real Soul Food - Category: Soul Food Restaurants - 118 Washington Street, Selma, AL 36703 (334) 875-8800
VIDEO CONNECTION
A brief documentary of McRae-Gaines Learning Center in Selma, Alabama, which provides child care, pre-school and primary grade education for children between 18 months and 7nyears of age.
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