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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]
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 .
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.
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The first African-American mayors were elected during Reconstruction in the Southern United States beginning about 1867. African Americans in the South were also elected to many local offices, such as sheriff and Justice of the Peace, and state offices such as legislatures as well as a smaller number of federal offices.
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.
View history; General ... African-American mayors in Alabama (16 P) B. Mayors of Birmingham, Alabama (17 P) H. Mayors of Huntsville, Alabama (14 P) M.
Randall Woodfin (born May 29, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 34th and current mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the October 3, 2017, runoff against incumbent William A. Bell. [1] He previously served as president of the Birmingham City School Board (2013–2015) and as a city attorney of Birmingham from 2009–2017.