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Richard Arrington with staff at the headquarters for his mayoral campaign at 2130 1st Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama.

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

Ayres, Jerry

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Arrington won the election, becoming the first African American mayor of Birmingham, a position he held until 1999.
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1979 10 15
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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. Arrington, Richard
  4. Birmingham
  5. Birmingham (Ala.)
  6. Government
  7. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  8. Mayors
  9. Political Activity
  10. Political Campaigns
  11. Politics & Government

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