Arrington, Richard
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Name (Latin)
Arrington, Richard
Date of birth
1934-10-19
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Educators
Mayors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed November 21, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Arrington, Richard Jr.; educator, mayor; born 19 October 1934 in Livingston, Alabama, United States; Bachelor's degree from Miles College in Birmingham (1955); Master's degree in Biology from University of Detroit (1957); PhD from University of Oklahoma (1966); chairman of the Department of Natural Science and academic dean, Miles College (1957); director of the Alabama Center for Higher Education (ACHE) (1970-1979); championed affirmative action in government hiring and contracts; became Birmingham's first African American mayor (1979-1999); accused of corruption and cronyism, spent a night in jail for refusing to provide records related to the case (1992); visiting professor at UAB; worked on metropolitan planning and service projects at the university's Center for Urban Affairs (1999); retired from the political scene (2001))
- Back to Birmingham, c1989:t.p. (Richard Arrington, Jr.)
- Franklin, J.L. Back to Birmingham, c1989:t.p. (Richard Arrington, Jr.)
- There's hope for the world, 2008:eCIP t.p. (Richard Arrington) CIP application data (b. Oct. 1934)