Arthur Shores presiding at a city council meeting at city hall in Birmingham, Alabama.
Shores, the first African American on the council, had been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1968 and was then elected to serve two additional full terms. He was made president pro tem in 1973 and retired from his seat on the council in 1977.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121999 |
| Summary: | Shores, the first African American on the council, had been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1968 and was then elected to serve two additional full terms. He was made president pro tem in 1973 and retired from his seat on the council in 1977. |
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