Crowd at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, awaiting the release of Public Safety Commissioner Bull Connor from jail.

Connor had served a 48-hour sentence for contempt of court after police seized a print of the controversial movie, FRENCH GIRLS CLUB, despite a court order allowing the movie to be shown. Several related photographs were published in the Birmingham News on January 22, 1941, with the following captio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fitzpatrick, Jimmy; Colley, Buddy
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/147265