Selma
Street scene in Selma, Alabama in 1935. (Library of Congress)
Selma is a city in central Alabama on the Alabama River. The seat of Dallas County, it has a population of 23,755 (1990). Located in the center of a fertile agricultural region, Selma is a marketing center for cotton, livestock, dairy products, and pecans and has light industries.
Selma was settled in 1815. Union forces attacked the city in 1865 because of its Confederate arsenal and naval foundry. In March 1965, during a bitterly resisted drive to register black voters, Martin Luther King, Jr., led a march from Selma to the state capital, Montgomery (see civil rights movement).
- Teacher Store
-
Abraham Lincoln
The Teacher Store 
Abraham Lincoln
A brief overview of the life of the man who was President of the United States during the difficult years of the Civil War, and who issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves.
$4.95
Paperback Book | Grades K-3
Grades K-3 $4.95
- Teacher Store
-
Walt Whitman
The Teacher Store 
Walt Whitman
Serving as a nurse in Civil War-era Washington, Walt Whitman treated all soldiers who needed his aid - Union and Confederate, black and white. In time, Walt saw that his writing could give these men a voice and capture the true spirit of America. "The brilliantly inventive paintings add vibrant testimonial to the nuanced text." - SLJ.
$9.95
Paperback Book | Grades 6-9
Grades 6-9 $9.95
LESSON PLAN
ONLINE ACTIVITY
