Title Work

Title No: 941

Title: Interview with Melvin Bailey

Medium: Audio; Moving Image

Original Medium: Film; Recorded Sound

Date: 2 Nov  1985 (Created)

Filmed interview with Sheriff Melvin (Mel) Bailey conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on life in Birmingham under segregation, the 1963 integration campaign, and conflicts between Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor and other officials in the city government, including Laurie Pritchett.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 34 min 10 sec 

Genres: Interview

Subjects: Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations; Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Birmingham; Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham

Name As Subjects: Bailey, Melvin Sheriff; Pritchett, Laurie; Connor, Eugene