[sel-muh] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River. 26,684. |
| 2. | a town in central California. 10,942. |
| 3. | a female given name. |
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| Sel·ma
(sěl'mə) Pronunciation Key
A city of south-central Alabama west of Montgomery. In 1965 it was the site of a voter registration drive led by Martin Luther King, Jr. Population: 19,400. |
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| selma | |
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| a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters |
Selma
City in south-central Alabama.
Note: In 1965, during the civil rights movement, Selma was the center of a registration drive for black voters, led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
[Chapter:] American Geography
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Selma, AL (city, FIPS 69120) Location: 32.41608 N, 87.03295 W
Population (1990): 23755 (9556 housing units)
Area: 36.0 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36701, 36703
Selma, CA (city, FIPS 70882) Location: 36.57425 N, 119.61535 W
Population (1990): 14757 (4696 housing units)
Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 93662
Selma, IA Zip code(s): 52588
Selma, IN (town, FIPS 68706) Location: 40.18839 N, 85.27432 W
Population (1990): 800 (305 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47383
Selma, NC (town, FIPS 60320) Location: 35.53678 N, 78.28874 W
Population (1990): 4600 (1987 housing units)
Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27576
Selma, OH Zip code(s): 45368
Selma, OR Zip code(s): 97538
Selma, TX (city, FIPS 66704) Location: 29.58630 N, 98.31683 W
Population (1990): 520 (182 housing units)
Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78154
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