- Selma University
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established = 1878
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type = Private,HBCU
affiliation = Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention
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city =Selma, Alabama
state =Alabama
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former_names = Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School
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footnotes =Selma University is a private, historically black,
liberal arts university inSelma, Alabama . It is affiliated with the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention.History
The institution was founded in 1878 as the Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School to train African Americans as ministers and teachers. The school purchased the former Selma Fair Grounds later that same year, moving into the fair's old exposition buildings.
Notable Alumni
External links
* [http://www.petersons.com/blackcolleges/profiles/selma.asp?sponsor=2904 Selma University listing at petersons.com]
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