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John L. LeFlore (1903–1976) was an American civil rights leader and politician in Mobile, Alabama. While working for the United States Postal Service, LeFlore worked for integration. He founded the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1925 and led it for decades.
The building was sold to the Seafarers Union in 1970, who used it for their meeting hall and offices. The city of Mobile purchased the building in 1980, and utilized it for offices; the building became known as "City Hall North". [2] The city vacated the building in 2003, and it sat on the market until 2017. In 2020, it was redeveloped into ...
Frank Boykin, represented Mobile in Congress for 28 years; Sanford Bishop, Democratic Party, member of the United States House of Representatives; Mark E. Clayton, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Tennessee in 2012; born in Mobile; Margaret Conditt, Ohio State Representative, a Republican member; born in Mobile; Mike Dow, four-term mayor ...
From 1911 to 1985, Mobile was governed by a three-member city commission. The office of Mayor of Mobile rotated between the members of the commission and was the title given to the President of the Commission. The last directly elected mayor before the institution of the commission was Patrick J. Lyons. He was the 40th mayor of Mobile.
The Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO) located in Mobile, Alabama, was one of the largest marine production facilities in the United States during the 20th century. It began operation in 1917, and expanded dramatically during World War II ; with 30,000 workers, including numerous African Americans and women, it became the largest ...
A man convicted in the killing of his 4-month-old son has died on Alabama's death row, state corrections officials said. The Alabama Department of Corrections, in a statement Friday to The ...
John L. LeFlore Magnet High School of Advanced Communication and Fine Arts is a historic public magnet performing arts high school located in Toulminville, Mobile, Alabama, United States. The school is also accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .
Mobile, Alabama's People of Color: A Tricentennial History, 1702–2002, Volume One. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1412002172. Burnett, Lonnie A. (2006). The Pen Makes a Good Sword: John Forsyth of the Mobile Register. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817357603. Doss, Harriet E. Amos (2001).