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Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, [1] in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River , the city has a population of 17,971 as of the 2020 census . [ 3 ]
James Perkins Jr. (born 1952 or 1953) is an American politician who is the incumbent mayor of Selma, Alabama.The first African American mayor of the city, he won a runoff election in 2000 and served two terms, lost his second bid for reelection in 2008, and won a third non-consecutive term in 2020.
Valley Grande is located in northeastern Dallas County at 32.486872, -87.032773. [7] It is bordered to the south by the city of Selma, the county seat.. According to the United States Census Bureau, Valley Grande has a total area of 33.8 square miles (87.6 km 2), of which 33.5 square miles (86.8 km 2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km 2) is water.
Fewer and fewer people are voting in Selma, Alabama. Rep. Terri Sewell, a Black Democrat whose district includes her hometown of Selma, said Friday she was shocked to learn of the decline ...
The beatings, known as “Bloody Sunday,” generated anger across the nation 55 years ago this month and prompted President Lyndon Johnson to push the Voting Rights Act through Congress. It was ...
The government of Alabama is organized under the provisions of the 2022 Constitution of Alabama. [1] Like other states within the United States, Alabama's government is divided into executive, judicial, and legislative branches. Also like any other state, these three branches serve a specific purpose in terms of power.
The hospital occupied the building until 1960, when a new hospital building was completed on West Dallas Avenue. The building sat vacant and neglected until 1969, when the City of Selma, Dallas County, and the Selma Housing Authority purchased it for $82,500. This was done under the leadership of Joseph T. Smitherman, the mayor of Selma at the ...
He is a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing district 67. [1] He was elected into office on April 18, 2017. [2] Chestnut is also the presiding municipal court judge for the city of Selma, Alabama. [3] Prior to his career in politics, Chestnut worked in law. [4]