Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: Selma spring events

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Signs, Signs, Selma Welcome Center

It's Selma's big season for tourists, and over the next several weeks,

the Selma Welcome Center will host visitors from all over the USA.

Beginning this weekend, our calendar of events

include Bridge Crossing Jubilee, ArtsRevive Roots

and Wings Juried Art Exhibition/Sale, Alabama River Chili Cookoff,

Historic Selma Pilgrimage, Butterflies and Bridges Run

and the Battle of Selma Reenactment.

Linking to Signs, Signs and City Daily Photo Blogs

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.