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Reorganized under Alabama's Mayor Council Act of 1955, the city government consisted of a mayor and nine at-large City Council representatives. Changing demographics in the city's electorate led to the election of Birmingham's first African-American mayor, Richard Arrington Jr., in 1979. [3] [4]
Birmingham Black Barons (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "African-American history in Birmingham, Alabama" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Richard Arrington Jr. (born October 19, 1934 in Livingston, Alabama) was the first African American mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama (U.S.) and the second African American on the City Council. He served on the council for two terms from 1971 to 1979 and was mayor of the city for 20 years from 1979 to 1999.
Andrew Hayden, who was elected as the mayor of Uniontown, Alabama, was the first black person to defeat an incumbent white mayor in Alabama. [23] Richard Arrington Jr., who had served on the Birmingham, Alabama city council from 1971 to 1979, was elected as the city's first black mayor in 1979, and took office in 1980. [21]
Pages in category "African-American mayors in Alabama" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1979, Birmingham elected Dr. Richard Arrington Jr. as its first African-American mayor. The population inside Birmingham's city limits has fallen over the past few decades, due in large part to " white flight " from the city of Birmingham proper to surrounding suburbs.
African-American history in Birmingham, Alabama (16 P) C. ... History of Birmingham, Alabama; Timeline of Birmingham, Alabama; 0–9. 4 Little Girls; 1950s synagogue ...
African-American mayors in Alabama (16 P) B. Mayors of Birmingham, Alabama (17 P) H. ... Pages in category "Mayors of places in Alabama"