Selma
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- proper noun
- /ˈsɛlmə/
- If you had lived in Selma in 1965, would you have joined the march?
- Selma to Montgomery march
- Selma to Montgomery
- Selma voting rights
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Watch on YouTubeI've only done it once before when we we filmed the bridge crossing in Selma, AL.
- I've only done it once before when we we filmed the bridge crossing in Selma, AL.
- You know, John Lewis, who led the March in Selma, he famously said the civil rights movement would be a bird without wings, without, without free speech.
Examples
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There will be no march from Selma to Montgomery.
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It's on the way between Selma and Montgomery.
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You know, my parents marched in Selma, Alabama, with Dr. King.
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It means going back to Atlanta, to Selma, to Birmingham.
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He was with the late Dr. King in Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham .
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Driving Route 80 over to Selma, we saw reminders of the 1965 civil rights walks.
Blog text (26) -
Narrator 1: On a warm Sunday afternoon, protest marchers walk down the road leading out of Selma, Alabama.
Fiction book (2000) -
In 1998, the pilgrimage retraced the route of the Selma to Montgomery march.
Academic text (1999) -
Jones was a 17-year-old activist in Mississippi during the movement and participated in the Selma to Montgomery march.
Academic text (2016) -
Many are so angry that they travel to Selma to support the voting rights movement.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Selma is a place name whose origin is not certain, but one popular story says it came from an old poem where the name meant a 'beautiful view' or 'high place', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of Selma as a poetic name for a town. That's why the name Selma feels memorable and helps you remember the town's important role in the civil rights movement.