He ordered the use of police dogs and fire hoses against the marchers.
He ordered the use of police dogs and fire hoses against the marchers.
Eugene "Bull" Connor was the police chief of Birmingham, Alabama who became a symbol of bigotry. He vehemently opposed integration and used fire hoses and police attack dogs against protest marchers, including children, during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. His brutal tactics gained attention and helped galvanize support for the civil rights movement.
The last commissioner of public safety in Birmingham Alabama was "Bull" Connor. He was involved in the Civil rights struggle of the 1960's. As a result of his tactics, Birmingham changed its city government and shortly after elected it's first black mayor.
Eugene Connor, but he wasn't the police commissioner, he was the Commissioner of Public Safety; which included the police department as well as the fire department.
The famous Birmingham Alabama police hosings were conducted under the auspices of Eugene "Bull" Connor, one of three city commissioners at that time. A rabid racist, Bull Connor was determined that segregation was going to be maintained under his administration. With the apparent blessings of the other two commissioners, he directed the police to engage in riot control measures like the hosings of the civil rights activists. The images still stir stron feelings today. Bull Connor tried to win election many times for governor of Alabama, but never succeeded. Most of his career in politics centered in Birmingham. He died in 1973, still a segregationist.
Eugene 'Bull' Connor was born on July 11, 1897.
Eugene 'Bull' Connor was born on July 11, 1897.
Eugene 'Bull' Connor died on March 10, 1973 at the age of 75.
Eugene 'Bull' Connor was born on July 11, 1897 and died on March 10, 1973. Eugene 'Bull' Connor would have been 75 years old at the time of death or 118 years old today.
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Eugene "Bull" Conner