{"product_id":"back-to-birmingham-richard-arrington-jr-and-his-times-paperback-softback-9780817359454","title":"Back to Birmingham; Richard Arrington, Jr., and His Times (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817359454","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBack to Birmingham\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRichard Arrington, Jr., and His Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJimmie Lewis Franklin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817359454\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 March 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages, 10 black \u0026amp; white figures\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 14.9 x 3 cm, 0.587 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDuring the 1960s, Birmingham, Alabama, became a major battleground in the struggle for human rights in the American South. As one of the most segregated cities in the United States, the city of Birmingham became known for its violence against blacks and the callous suppression of black civil rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn October of 1979, the city that had once used dogs and fire hoses to crush protest demonstrations elected a black mayor, Richard Arrington Jr. A man of quiet demeanor, Arrington was born in the small rural town of Livingston, Alabama, and moved to Birmingham as a child. Although he did not play a direct part in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, Arrington was destined to bring about some fundamental changes in a city that once defied racial progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Franklin’s book is guided by the assumption that Americans everywhere can find satisfaction in understanding the dynamics of social and political change, and they can be buoyed by the individual triumph of a person who beat the odds. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003eBack to Birmingham\u003c\/em\u003e will, perhaps, enable the reader to measure the distance black southerners have traveled over the decades.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Depression and Segregation: Background in Sumter County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Quest for Excellence: From Fairfield to Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Shape of the Old Order: The Black Community and the City-Council Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Do Not Abuse the Citizens: Assault on Police Brutality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Bottom Rails and Ballots: The 1979 Election\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Neither Black nor White: The New Administration Takes Shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The Spectre of Race: A Police Chief and a Council\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The Man Up Close: Values, Reform, and Racial Imperatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. A New Day Cometh: Reelection to Office\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Consolidation of Power: Arrington'\u003cbr\u003es Second Term\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssay on Sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574398710040,"sku":"9780817359454","price":23.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/back-to-birmingham-richard-arrington-jr-and-his-times-paperback-softback-9780817359454","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}