1897-1973

Provides an account of the confrontation between civil rights activist Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth, and Birmingham, Alabama, police chief Eugene "Bull" Connor, who was determined to keep the city's schools, parks, workplaces, and public facilities segregated.

Examines the conflict between the two title characters--representing opposing ideologies--at the peak of the Civil Rights struggle in Birmingham, Alabama.

Examines the history of the civil rights battle fought between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor in the 1950s and 1960s. Explores the lives of both men, Fred a young black preacher and Bull an old white commissioner, utilizing dozens of photographs from the era, FBI files, and archived newspapers detailing the events of the riots that took place in Birmingham, Alabama, incited by these two men.