selma

name

1. (countable)A female given name.
2. (countable)A surname.
3. (countable, uncountable)A placename
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   “So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.””

6. (countable, uncountable)A placename
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noun

1. (US, figuratively)A confrontation where authorities brutally repress those wanting civil rights, similar to Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.

   “Eventually, our place and response may be viewed as a historic turning point, another Selma for the nation and world.”

   “Shelby County has become the new Selma.”

   “"I don't know how many Selmas you have in your memory," she said. "I have a lot in mine."”

   “How Many Selmas? Still another city in the south Is learning the hard way that the Negro will settle for nothing less than first class citizenship.”