{"product_id":"son-of-birmingham-a-memoir-9798895150023","title":"Son of Birmingham: A Memoir","description":"Today's Birmingham--led by Mayor Randall Woodfin--is a phoenix rising from the ashes of systemic racism and white flight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSon of Birmingham\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eevery\u003c\/i\u003e corner of our nation clamors for right now. He walks readers through the streets of \u003ci\u003ehis\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A moving memoir of a young leader's perseverance in a city still battling racism and gun violence, which Woodfin experienced first-hand, \u003ci\u003eSon of Birmingham\u003c\/i\u003e is also a call-to-action across America--an appeal to Woodfin's unique brand of servant leadership and responsive governemnt for equitable, inclusive, and prosperous cities where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randall Woodfin, Edward T. Bowser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diversion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895150023","brand":"Diversion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273887285385,"sku":"9798895150023","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8e0614ed-ba45-4001-9e50-9f313eb0a032.jpg?v=1736840651","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/son-of-birmingham-a-memoir-9798895150023","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}