University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) assistant professor of history Pamela King, author of the new book “Fifty Years and Counting: A History of Operation New Birmingham,” will have a book signing 6-7 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at Reed Books downtown, 2021 Third Ave. N.

July 2, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) assistant professor of history Pamela King, author of the new book "Fifty Years and Counting: A History of Operation New Birmingham," will have a book signing 6-7 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at Reed Books downtown, 2021 Third Ave. N.

King's book is an account of Operation New Birmingham (ONB), a non-profit, public/private partnership between the city of Birmingham, Jefferson County and the private business community. The organization promotes economic development in Birmingham's city center and racial justice.

For more information, contact the UAB Department of History at 205-934-5634. For directions, call Reed Books at 205-326-4460.