Selma
Civil rights march
Selma is a city in Alabama, site of the 1965 civil rights marches that helped secure voting rights for Black Americans.
The Selma-to-Montgomery marches, including "Bloody Sunday" when police attacked peaceful demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, galvanized national support for the Voting Rights Act.
Selma is also a given name.
Violent suppression of civilians
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- 1965Year in the sixties
- Martin Luther KingCivil rights movement leader
John Lewis · Alabama · Jim Crow · segregation · NAACP · sit-in · protest · activism
Southern agricultural zone
- Deep SouthSouthernmost American states
- historic districtProtected area of significance
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- ParamountMajor film conglomerate
- 2014Four-digit date
- biopicFilm about real life
Oprah Winfrey · cinematography · Glory · Academy Award · historical drama · screenplay
Ancient Scandinavian civilization
Pertaining to women
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- SwedishOf a Nordic kingdom
- TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
Blair · Hayek · helmet · protection · namesake
Bloody Sunday
Violent suppression of civilians
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- 1965Year in the sixties
John Lewis · Martin Luther King · Alabama · Jim Crow · segregation · NAACP · sit-in · protest · activism · discrimination
Black Belt
Southern agricultural zone
- Deep SouthSouthernmost American states
- historic districtProtected area of significance
Ava DuVernay
Oprah Winfrey · biopic · cinematography · Glory · Academy Award · historical drama · screenplay
Norse
Ancient Scandinavian civilization
feminine
Pertaining to women
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- SwedishOf a Nordic kingdom
- History FilmsLincoln, Gettysburg, Glory, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List
- Johnston CountySmithfield, Clayton, Benson, Princeton, Micro
- 2014 FilmsInterstellar, Gone Girl, Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, John Wick
- Black HistoryMartin Luther King Jr., MLK, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass
- US HistoryAmerican Revolution, US history, Civil War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
- AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama, Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile
SelmaMontgomery
Alabama's seat of government
Washington D.C. · integrated schools · Birmingham · Jackson · Little Rock
SelmaBirmingham
Major city, two continents
Little Rock · George Wallace · plantation culture · white supremacy
- Selma march1960s voting rights demonstration