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Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), 7th President of the United States, 1829–1837 (His birth records are unclear and he may be from South Carolina side of border. [citation needed]) Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), United States Army soldier; Medal of Honor recipient (Winston-Salem)
Sheyann Webb-Christburg (born February 17, 1956) is a civil rights activist known as Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Smallest Freedom Fighter" and co-author of the book Selma, Lord, Selma. As an eight-year-old, Webb took part in the first attempt at the Selma to Montgomery march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965, known as Bloody Sunday.
The founding of Denton may be dated from the time the place acquired a post office, began to be called "Denton" and ceased to be "Finch's Cross Road". The General Assembly passed a bill incorporating the town of Denton on March 11, 1907. The town had its first mayor, J.E. Varner, in 1907, with B.I. Harrison, Arthur E. Davis, J.M. Daniel, L.A ...
Selma is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2010, the population was 6,073, [4] and as of 2018 the estimated population was 6,913. [5] Selma is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area. The area has a population over 1.7 million residents, though the town of Selma is able to maintain its rural character.
This year marks the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." On March seventh, 1965, a group of peaceful marchers planned to make their way from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama to protest voting ...
Chapel Hill Church Tabernacle is a historic Methodist church tabernacle located near Denton, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1870 and enlarged in the 1920s. It is a one-story, heavy-timber, open-framework building, open on three sides. It has a concrete floor and a gable-on-hip roof.
Selma Hortense Burke (December 31, 1900 – August 29, 1995) was an American sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement. [1] Burke is best known for a bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which is the model for his image on the obverse of the dime . [ 2 ]
In 2014, the Selma City Council renamed five blocks of Lapsley Street as Boyntons Street to honor Amelia Boynton Robinson and Sam Boynton. [34] Robinson is played by Lorraine Toussaint in the 2014 film Selma, about the Selma Voting Rights Movement and its Selma to Montgomery marches. Robinson, then 109 years old, [a] was unable to travel to see ...