Selma University

Originally named the Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School, Selma University was founded in Dallas County in 1878 to train African Americans as teachers and for the ministry.

A large red-brick academic building partially obscured by a mature tree, with a wrought-iron fence in the foreground.
Courtesy of Angela Champion
A large red-brick academic building partially obscured by a mature tree, with a wrought-iron fence in the foreground.