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About this book
Today's Birminghamâled by Mayor Randall Woodfinâis 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 Americaâan 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
- Cover Page
- Praise for Son of Birmingham
- Son of Birmingham
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue Hold On, Be Strong
- Chapter 1 Myintrotoletuknow
- Chapter 2 Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)
- Chapter 3 Life Is Like a Musical
- Chapter 4 ATLiens
- Chapter 5 Return of the âGâ
- Chapter 6 Knowing
- Chapter 7 Da Art of Storytellinâ (Pt. 1)
- Chapter 8 Yâall Scared
- Chapter 9 Liberation
- Chapter 10 Makes No Sense at All
- Chapter 11 Da Art of Storytellinâ (Pt. 2)
- Chapter 12 Elevators (Me & You)
- Chapter 13 Behold a Lady
- Chapter 14 The Way You Move
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author