There's hope for the world : the memoir of Birmingham, Alabama's first African American mayor / Richard Arrington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arrington, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arrington, Richard.

African American mayors--Alabama--Birmingham--Biography.

African American mayors.

Mayors--Alabama--Birmingham--Biography.

Mayors.

Birmingham (Ala.)--Biography.

Birmingham (Ala.).

Birmingham (Ala.)--Politics and government.

Birmingham (Ala.)--Social conditions.

Birmingham (Ala.)--Economic conditions.

Alabama--Birmingham.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

vi, 263 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2008]

Contents:

1 Leaving City Hall: The Last Day 1

2 Early Life Overview: The Journey from Sharecropping to City Hall 19

3 The Call of Political Leadership: The Council Race and First Mayoral Election (A Revival of Hope) 45

4 Police Brutality: Terrorism in Birmingham 65

5 Police Reform: A First Priority 79

6 The Controversial Reign of Chief Artie Deutsch 91

7 The Beginning of the Federal Investigation 115

8 In the Eye of a Corruption Probe: FBI Surveillance 133

9 Feds Designate Me as a Target of Grand Jury Investigation 151

10 The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) 169

11 Keeping the City Viable: Annexations and Economic Development 179

12 The Jefferson County Citizens Coalition (JCCC) 197

13 Politics and Football: The University of Alabama, Auburn, UAB, and the Magic City Classic 211

14 Stepping-stones: Transition and Reconciliation 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-255) and index.

ISBN:

9780817316235

081731623X

9780817380410

0817380418

OCLC:

220419811