Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: scents of the South

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Monday, May 17, 2010

If magnolias, jasmine and honeysuckle weren't enough, gardenias now join the scents-sational Spring in the South!

Thanks to guest photographer Christine Weerts.

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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.