A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SELMA

Sat, 21 Mar '26
Notable city in civil rights history
Thu, 12 Jun '25
City that's an anagram of SALEM
Tue, 17 Dec '24
Site of a historic civil rights march
Fri, 10 May '24
Aunt of 31-Down
Mon, 24 Oct '22
1965 civil rights march locale
Wed, 13 Jul '22
1965 march setting
Tue, 10 May '22
Title city in a 2014 Ava DuVernay film
Sun, 14 Nov '21
Home of the National Voting Rights Museum
Mon, 9 Aug '21
2014 Ava DuVernay drama
Mon, 26 Jul '21
2014 film starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr.
Sun, 20 Jun '21
___ March
Mon, 18 Jan '21
1965 Alabama march site