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Birmingham's unrivalled size and wealth may have given it more political influence than any other provincial city, [264] but like all such cities it was essentially subordinate to Whitehall; the days of Birmingham as a semi-autonomous city-state, with its leading citizens dictating the agenda of national politics, were over.
Birmingham founded and incorporated. [1] Robert Henley becomes mayor. [2] 1874 Birmingham becomes seat of Jefferson County. [2] First Colored Baptist Church founded. Cholera epidemic. [2] Birmingham Iron Age newspaper in publication. [3] 1880 - Population: 3,086. [4] 1881 - Alabama Christian Advocate newspaper begins publication. [5] 1882
Birmingham (/ ˈ b ɜːr m ɪ ŋ h æ m / BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county.
The city's new urban needs were ignored by rural officials, who refused to redistrict the area appropriately to represent the influx of immigrants and manual laborers, among others. The transition of Birmingham to the seat of Jefferson County allowed its local politics to become more influential on the state level. [2]
Birmingham rose to national political prominence in the campaign for political reform in the early 19th century, with Thomas Attwood and the Birmingham Political Union bringing the country to the brink of civil war during the Days of May that preceded the passing of the Great Reform Act in 1832. [82]
National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham, Alabama (55 P) Pages in category "History of Birmingham, Alabama" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
This article is intended to show a timeline of events in the History of Birmingham, England, with a particular focus on the events, people or places that are covered in Wikipedia articles. Pre-Norman invasion
Woodfin was first elected in 2017, defeating incumbent mayor William A. Bell in a runoff.He was a keynote speaker at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.During his first term, he faced criticism for furloughing some city employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, committing $3 million per year to the Protective Stadium, creating a city-funded scholarship program, and replacing Birmingham's ...