[Leica] Selma, Alabama

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Selma is in what is called the Black Belt of south Alabama.  I grew up not
too far from there.  Not much has changed in that part of the world.  Here
are the demographics which might explain:

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 20,756 people residing in the city.
The racial makeup of the city was 80.3%
Black<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>
 or African 
American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
18.0% White <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
0.20% Native 
American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
0.60% Asian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
0.1% other races <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
0.80% from two or more races and Hispanics or Latinos, of any race,
comprised 0.60% of the
population.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2010census-1>

As of the census
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census>[15]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-GR2-15>
of
2000, there were 20,512 people, 8,196 households, and 5,343 families
residing in the
city.[16]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16>
 The population density <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density> was
1,479.6 square miles (3,832 km2). There were 9,264 housing units at an
average density of 668.3 per square mile (258.0
/km2).[14]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000censusarea-14>
The
racial makeup of the city was 69.68%
Black<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>
 or African 
American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
28.77% White <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
0.10% Native 
American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
0.56% Asian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
0.01% Pacific 
Islander<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
0.22% from other
races<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>,
and 0.66% from two or more
races.[16]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16>

There were 8,196 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age
of 18 living with them; 34.2% were married couples living together, 27.2%
had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were
non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6%
had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.44 and the average family size was
3.10.[16]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16>

In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18,
9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100
females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
were 72.0 
males.[16]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16>

The median income for a household in the city was $21,261, and the median
income for a family was $28,345. Males had a median income of $29,769
versus $18,129 for females. The per capita
income<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_capita_income> for
the city was $13,369. About 26.9% of families and 31.7% of the population
were below the poverty line <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_line>,
including 41.8% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or
over.[16]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16>


Tina


On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 2:28 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Leo,
> Isn't Selma the Martin Luther King march place?
> That sequence has a very bleak feel to it. Just confirms the common
> prejudices of people, like me, who have never been to the Deep South, which
> I am sure are built on fantasy. Has it modernized at all in 50 years?
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A lot has happened in Selma.  I stopped there recently and photographed
> > some of the walls downtown.
> >
> > http://leowesson.com/Selma/
> >
> > Thanks for looking!
> >
> > Leo Wesson
> > Photographer/Videographer
> > 817.733.9157
> > www.leowesson.com
> >
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