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James C. White is appointed commissioner of the Department of Revenue for the state of Alabama by Governor George C. Wallace who was formerly a devoted segregationist.
1982 (Dec 16)
James C. White, a thirty-four-year-old accountant, was named commissioner of the Department of Revenue for the state of Alabama. White, a resident of Birmingham, was appointed to the position by Governor George C. Wallace, formerly a staunch segregationist. White, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, earned a Bachelor's degree in accounting from Dillard University in Louisiana. In May 1973, he co-founded Banks, Finley, White, and Company Certified Public Accountants, "the largest minority CPA firm in the nation." White's appointment as revenue commissioner made him the highest-ranking Black in the executive branch of Alabama government and one of the few Blacks to hold such a position in the nation.
References:
- • Hornsby, Alton. Chronology of African-American History: Significant Events and People from 1619 to the Present. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.