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Eugene "Bull" Connor
Eugene "Bull" Connor
Eugene "Bull" Connor
(1897-1973) served as Public Safety Commissioner of
Birmingham
in the 1960s. He gained national media attention for his use of fire hoses and attack dogs on crowds during the
civil rights protest
in Birmingham in 1963.
Courtesy of Birmingham Public Library Archives