(third-person singular simple present grapples, present participle grappling, simple past and past participle grappled) 1  To seize something and hold it firmly. ( 2 figuratively) to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; normally used with with. ( 3 intransitive) To use a grapple. ( 4 intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
Selma, North Carolina. Selma is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2010, the population was 6,073. Selma is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area, and the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area has a population over 1.7 million residents, though the town of Selma is able to maintain its rural character.
The Selma to Montgomery March consisted of three different marches in 1965 that marked the political and emotional peak of the American Civil Rights Movement. These three marches grew out of the voting rights movement in Selma, Alabama, launched by local African Americans who formed the Dallas County Voters League. The first march took place on Sunday, March 7, when 600 civil rights marchers, assembled on Brown Chapel. The mood was somber.