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Bessie Pippens, new city council member, at her home on 14th Avenue in Bessemer, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Barnette, Steve

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Pippens was both the first woman and the first African American elected to public office in Bessemer.
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1986 08 11
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Bessemer
  4. Bessemer (Ala.)
  5. Government
  6. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  7. Municipal Officials
  8. Political Activity
  9. Politics & Government
  10. Women

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