The name "Selma," which means "Alabama," refers to the place where segregation in the South was at its worst. This led to a march that ended in violence, which forced President Lyndon B. Johnson to make a famous statement that led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
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The name "Selma," which means "Alabama," refers to the place where segregation in the South was at its worst. This led to a march that ended in violence, which forced President Lyndon B. Johnson to make a famous statement that led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
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