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Arthur Shores presiding at a city council meeting at city hall in Birmingham, Alabama.

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

Bruchac, Edouard

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Shores, the first African American on the council, had been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1968 and was then elected to serve two additional full terms. He was made president pro tem in 1973 and retired from his seat on the council in 1977.
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1977 09 13
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  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Birmingham
  4. Birmingham (Ala.)
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Civil Rights Leaders
  7. Government
  8. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  9. Lawyers
  10. Municipal Officials
  11. Political Activity
  12. Politics & Government
  13. Shores, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1904 1996

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