Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973
Biography:
"Bull Connor was an ardent segregationist who served for twenty-two years as commissioner of public safety in Birmingham , Alabama. Using his administrative authority over the police and fire departments, Conner worked to ensure that Birmingham remained, as Martin Luther King, Jr. described it, "the most segregated city in America." In 1963, the violent response of Connor and his police force to demonstrations in Birmingham propelled the civil rights movement into the national spotlight."--"Connor, Theophilus Eugene "Bull" (1897-1973)," King Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
Alternate Names:
Connor, Bull, 1897-1973
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library. (Digital Library of Georgia)
- Encyclopedia of Alabama (Encyclopedia of Alabama)
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (New Georgia Encyclopedia)
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)
Educator Resources
- Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection (WGBH Educational Foundation)
- Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights scrapbook (Instructional materials)
- Audrey Hendricks (Instructional materials)
- Eleventh Commandment flyer (Instructional materials)
- Lola Hendricks (Instructional materials)
- Miriam McClendon (Instructional materials)
- Rev. Frank Dukes : Selective Buying Campaign (Instructional materials)
- Washington Booker, III (Instructional materials)