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