Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: We March with Selma

Thursday, March 3, 2016

We March with Selma

Signs all over downtown proclaim the 51st anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery

March for voting rights. Bridge Crossing Jubilee events begin to day

and continue through Sunday.

Posting to Signs, Signs

2 comments:

William Kendall said...: The banner certainly stands out nicely!; March 3, 2016 at 10:28 AM
Linda said...: I can remember when the establishment did not celebrate the march at all. Glad things have changed.; March 3, 2016 at 9:20 PM

WELCOME!

Selma is among the oldest cities in Alabama and has the largest contiguous historic district. It is known for its Civil War and Civil Rights history. The Battle of Selma was one of the last fought in the War Between the States, and the town was a center for the Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s. Today, with a population of about 20,000, Selma is the largest town in the western Black Belt region. The Black Belt, named for the color of its soil, stretches across Central Alabama from Mississippi to Georgia.