Son of Birmingham
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Son of Birmingham

A Memoir

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eBook - ePub

Son of Birmingham

A Memoir

About this book

Today's Birmingham—led by Mayor Randall Woodfin—is a phoenix rising from the ashes of systemic racism and white flight. This first Southern city to pluck the feathers off Jim Crow, where peaceful protesters endured attacks by police dogs, where high-pressure water hoses tore at the flesh of men and women marching for their rights, and where children locked arms and sang "We Shall Overcome, " is a living, breathing redemption story. In Son of Birmingham, Woodfin draws upon the street wisdom of his generation's Southern rap music; the power of family, friends, and faith; and his education at the historically Black Morehouse College to preach the progress every corner of our nation clamors for right now. He walks readers through the streets of his Birmingham, bringing to light the daily joys and struggles of everyday people and revealing what spurred him to turn his education and Capitol Hill experience to the city of his youth. A moving memoir of a young leader's perseverance in a city still battling racism and gun violence, which Woodfin experienced first-hand, Son of Birmingham is also a call-to-action across America—an appeal to Woodfin's unique brand of servant leadership and responsive government for equitable, inclusive, and prosperous cities where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Praise for Son of Birmingham
  3. Son of Birmingham
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Prologue Hold On, Be Strong
  8. Chapter 1 Myintrotoletuknow
  9. Chapter 2 Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)
  10. Chapter 3 Life Is Like a Musical
  11. Chapter 4 ATLiens
  12. Chapter 5 Return of the “G”
  13. Chapter 6 Knowing
  14. Chapter 7 Da Art of Storytellin’ (Pt. 1)
  15. Chapter 8 Y’all Scared
  16. Chapter 9 Liberation
  17. Chapter 10 Makes No Sense at All
  18. Chapter 11 Da Art of Storytellin’ (Pt. 2)
  19. Chapter 12 Elevators (Me & You)
  20. Chapter 13 Behold a Lady
  21. Chapter 14 The Way You Move
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. About the Author