Mobile Exclusive: The Barber of Birmingham

An Alabama barber celebrates the election of the first black president.

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Mobile Exclusive: The Barber of Birmingham

James Armstrong, whose Alabama barbershop has been a hub for haircuts and civil rights for 50 years, celebrates the election of the first black president.

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