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| district=[[Birmingham City Council District 5|5]], [[Birmingham City Council District 8|8]], [[Birmingham City Council District 9|9]] | | district=[[Birmingham City Council District 5|5]], [[Birmingham City Council District 8|8]], [[Birmingham City Council District 9|9]] | ||
| community=Smithfield | | community=Smithfield | ||
| population=1,573 | |||
| location=JCCEO Center | | location=JCCEO Center | ||
| map=({{Locate_address_inline | address = 300+8th+Avenue+West | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | | map=({{Locate_address_inline | address = 300+8th+Avenue+West | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | ||
| meetingtime=1st Monday | | meetingtime=1st Monday | ||
| president= | | president=Madelyn Welch | ||
| website= | | website= | ||
| nmap= [https://gisweb.birminghamal.gov/StandardMaps/Neighborhoods/11x17/CollegeHills.pdf College Hills] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''College Hills''' is a [[List of Birmingham neighborhoods|neighborhood]] in the [[Smithfield community|Smithfield]] community. | '''College Hills''' is a [[List of Birmingham neighborhoods|neighborhood]] in the [[Smithfield community|Smithfield]] community. | ||
The '''College Hills Neighborhood Association''' meets on the 1st Monday of each month at the [[JCCEO Center]] on [[8th Avenue West]]. [[Lelia Clark]] | In [[1957]] a group of 500 white residents of College Hills petitioned the [[Birmingham City Commission]] and [[Birmingham Real Estate Board]] to ask for protections against Black residents moving into formerly all-white sections, which they claimed was depreciating their property. Mayor [[Jimmy Morgan]] explained that the Commission was under an injunction against segregated zoning which they could not violate. Commissioner [[Robert Lindbergh]] and [[Jabo Waggoner]] promised to "explore all possible routes" to aid the petitioners. | ||
The '''College Hills Neighborhood Association''' meets on the 1st Monday of each month at the [[JCCEO Center]] on [[8th Avenue West]]. | |||
==Neighborhood presidents== | |||
* [[Paul Neville]], 2002–2014 | |||
* [[Lelia Clark]], 2014–2016 | |||
* [[Angela Scoggins-Watson]], 2016–2018 | |||
* [[Madelyn Welch]], 2018–2022 | |||
* [[Adrienne Pearson]], 2022– | |||
==Demographics== | |||
* 2010: 1,573 (97.7% Black) | |||
* 2020: 1,391 (90.9% Black) | |||
==References== | |||
* "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/179/rec/3 College Hill Residents Ask Negro-White Dividing Line]" (February 12, 1957) {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
[[Category:College Hills|*]] | [[Category:College Hills|*]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:44, 15 October 2023
| College Hills | |
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Birmingham neighborhoods |
| District(s) | 5, 8, 9 |
|---|---|
| Community | Smithfield |
| Population | 1,573 |
| Area | N/A |
| President | Madelyn Welch |
| Meeting site | JCCEO Center, (map) |
| Meeting day | 1st Monday |
| Website | |
| Neighborhood map | College Hills |
College Hills is a neighborhood in the Smithfield community.
In 1957 a group of 500 white residents of College Hills petitioned the Birmingham City Commission and Birmingham Real Estate Board to ask for protections against Black residents moving into formerly all-white sections, which they claimed was depreciating their property. Mayor Jimmy Morgan explained that the Commission was under an injunction against segregated zoning which they could not violate. Commissioner Robert Lindbergh and Jabo Waggoner promised to "explore all possible routes" to aid the petitioners.
The College Hills Neighborhood Association meets on the 1st Monday of each month at the JCCEO Center on 8th Avenue West.
Neighborhood presidents
- Paul Neville, 2002–2014
- Lelia Clark, 2014–2016
- Angela Scoggins-Watson, 2016–2018
- Madelyn Welch, 2018–2022
- Adrienne Pearson, 2022–
Demographics
- 2010: 1,573 (97.7% Black)
- 2020: 1,391 (90.9% Black)
References
- "College Hill Residents Ask Negro-White Dividing Line" (February 12, 1957) Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections