
Son of Birmingham
A Memoir
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Randall Woodfin
About this listen
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 listeners 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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- Marie Sutton
- 04-23-25
Powerful, well-told story
This was a great book! I learned so much about Mayor Woodfin and I love the incorporation of Hip Hop. His story is inspiring and is packed with lessons in leadership and in life. Bravo!
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- David A
- 03-31-25
Poorly written, edited and read
Rambling thoughts not clearly presented. I can’t believe this was actually published. I was hoping for so much more.
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