Bull Connor
By: William A. Nunnelley.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973.; Civil rights demonstrations -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.; Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.; Birmingham (Ala.) -- Officials and employees -- Biography.; Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations.
Description: Biography of the heavy-handed Birmingham, Alabama police commissioner who turned power hoses and police dogs on black demonstrators led by Martin Luther King in the spring of 1963. A hard look at the man and the times and environment that molded him.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-212) and index.