Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. It also includes part of Shelby County. The population of the city was 230,650 according to the 2009 estimate.
In the 1950s and 1960s Birmingham received national and international attention as a center of the civil rights struggle for African-Americans.
Locally the movement's activists were led by Fred Shuttlesworth, a fiery preacher who became legendary for his fearlessness in the face of violence, notably a string of racially motivated bombings that earned Birmingham the derisive nickname "Bombingham".
While imprisoned for having taken part in a nonviolent protest, Dr. King wrote the now famous Letter from Birmingham Jail, a defining treatise in his cause against segregation.
Birmingham is also known for a bombing which occurred later that year, in which four black girls were killed by a bomb planted at the 16th Street Baptist Church.
Various projects helped the city's economy to diversify, but did not prevent the exodus of many of the city's residents to independent suburbs. In 1979 Birmingham elected Dr. Richard Arrington Jr. as its first African-American mayor.
The historic Carver Theatre, home of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, offers concerts, plays, jazz classes (free to any resident of the state of Alabama) and many other events in the Historic 4th Avenue District, near the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
The Southern Heritage Festival began in the 1960s as a music, arts, and entertainment festival for the African-American community to attract mostly younger demographics. Do Dah Day is an annual pet parade held around the end of May.
Birmingham has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers, mild winters, and abundant rainfall.
Radio Stations
WVSU 91.1 FM Birmingham, AL Smooth Jazz
WDJC 93.7 FM Birmingham, AL Christian Contemporary
WJOX 94.5 FM Birmingham, AL Sports
WBHJ 95.7 FM Midfield, AL Hip Hop
W241AI (WERC) 96.1 FM Gorgas, AL News/Talk
WBHK 98.7 FM Warrior, AL Urban Contemporary
W270BW (WENN) 101.9 FM Urban Contemporary
W270BW (WENN) (CP) 102.1 FM Urban Contemporary
WQEN 103.7 FM Trussville, AL Top-40
W281AB (WJLD) 104.1 FM Urban Contemporary
W286BK (WERC) 105.1 FM Birmingham, AL News/Talk
WERC 105.5 FM Hoover, AL News/Talk
WUHT 107.7 FM Birmingham, AL Urban Contemporary
WAGG 610 AM Birmingham, AL Gospel Music
WJOX 690 AM Birmingham, AL Sports
WURL 760 AM Moody, AL Gospel Music
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Hulektrix Medical Mgt Svcs - - Category: Legal & Financial Services - P O Box 11142 Birmingham, AL 35202-1142 (205) 324-1135
Human Resource Service Inc - - Category: Legal & Financial Services - 2328 2nd Ave N Birmingham, AL 35203-3808 (205) 324-7887
Jones & Davis PC - Category: Legal & Financial Services - 1205 19th St N Birmingham, AL 35234-2560 (205) 324-6021
J T G Consulting Inc - - Category: Legal & Financial Services - 200 Century Park S Birmingham, AL 35226-3948 (205) 979-8020
Lawson State Community College - Category: Historically Black College - 3060 Wilson Rd Sw Birmingham, Alabama 35221-1717 (205) 925-2515
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Loder PC - Category: Legal & Financial Services - 413 16th St N Birmingham, AL 35203-1928 (205) 326-0566
Pearce Bvill Leesburg Moore PC - Category: Legal & Financial Services - 2129 1st Ave N Ste 221 Birmingham, AL 35203-4201 (205) 323-5440
Ronald Johnson Discount Estores - Category: Retailer (Computer) - 1841 Woodvine Lane Birmingham, Alabama 35215 (205) 478-1960
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Thomas W Bowron II - Category: Legal & Financial Services - 2017 Morris Ave. Birmingham, AL 35203-4131 (205) 254-9000
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