Birmingham is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County,Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates,Birmingham had a population of 196,910,down 2% from the 2020 census,making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289,and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South,Piedmont,and Appalachian regions of the nation.
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Perry County,Alabama,United States. As of the 2010 census,the population of the city is 3,686,up 4.8% over 2000. First known as Muckle Ridge,the city was renamed for a hero of the American Revolution,Francis Marion.
Samford University is a private Baptist university in Homewood,Alabama. It was founded in 1841 as Howard College by Baptists. In the fall of 2023,the university enrolled 5,791 students from 49 states,1 U.S. territory,and 16 other countries.
Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor was an American politician who served as Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham,Alabama,for more than two decades. A member of the Democratic Party,he strongly opposed the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Under the city commission government,Connor had responsibility for administrative oversight of the Birmingham Fire Department and the Birmingham Police Department,which also had their own chiefs.
Richard Arrington Jr. was the first Black mayor of the city of Birmingham,Alabama (U.S.),serving 20 years,from 1979 to 1999. He replaced David Vann and,upon retiring after five terms in office,installed then-City Council president William A. Bell as interim mayor. Bell went on to lose the next election to Bernard Kincaid.
Birmingham City Schools is a public school district that serves the US city of Birmingham,Alabama. It is the fourth-largest school system in Alabama behind Mobile County Public School System,Jefferson County School System,and Montgomery Public Schools. It currently enrolls approximately 25,000 students across 42 schools.
The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham,Alabama,United States. In 1963,the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2006. Since 2008,it has also been on the UNESCO list of tentative World Heritage Sites.
Albert Burton Boutwell was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. A Democrat,Boutwell served Governor John Malcolm Patterson of the same political party,from 1959 until 1963. Earlier in his political career he served in the state senate including as senate president.
The Birmingham Public Library is one of the largest library systems in the southeastern United States. It consists of 19 branches and a main or central library located in downtown Birmingham,Alabama. The main library is composed of two buildings,the East Building and the Linn-Henley Research Library containing the Tutwiler Collection of Southern History,and the Rucker Agee Map Collection.
Thomas Massengale Battle Jr. is an American businessman and politician who is serving as the 67th and current mayor of Huntsville,Alabama. His first term began November 3,2008,and he has since been reelected in 2012,2016,and most recently in 2020.
Walter Thomas Maddox is an American politician who has served as the 36th mayor of Tuscaloosa,Alabama,since 2005. From 2001 to 2005,he served on the Tuscaloosa City Council and as executive director of personnel for Tuscaloosa City Schools. Maddox was a field director for the Alabama Education Association from 1996 to 2001.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Birmingham,Alabama,USA.
The 2017 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 7,2017. This off-year election featured gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey,as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the Virginia House of Delegates. Numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Special elections were also held for one seat of the U.S. Senate,representing Alabama,and six seats of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrats picked up the governorship in New Jersey and the Alabama Senate seat that was up for a special election. The governorship in Virginia and the six House seats that were up for special elections did not change party hands.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alabama,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Christopher Wyatt Woods is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Raiders and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Raiders in with the 28th overall pick in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players. He played college football at Auburn University and attended A. H. Parker High School in Birmingham,Alabama. Woods was also a member of the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey (R),who took office on April 10,2017 upon the resignation of Robert Bentley (R) ran for election to a full term and won over Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox. Ivey was sworn in for her first full term on January 14,2019. This was the first time since 1966 that a woman was elected Governor of Alabama.
Randall Woodfin 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. He previously served as president of the Birmingham City School Board (2013–2015) and as a city attorney of Birmingham from 2009–2017.
The 2017 mayoral election in Birmingham,Alabama,took place on August 22,2017,alongside municipal races for the Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Board of Education. In a field of twelve candidates,Randall Woodfin came in first ahead of incumbent William A. Bell. As neither reached the 50 percent threshold,a runoff election was held on October 3,2017,when Woodfin was elected with over 58 percent of the vote.
The Birmingham City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Birmingham,Alabama,United States. It has nine members elected by district,and regularly meets on Tuesday mornings at Birmingham City Hall. The council has 11 subcommittees,each of which contains three members.
The 2021 Birmingham mayoral election was held on August 24,2021,to elect the mayor of Birmingham,Alabama. Incumbent Democratic mayor Randall Woodfin was re-elected to a second term.
