Theophilus
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Theophilus was the first name of Bull Connor, the notorious Birmingham, Alabama public safety commissioner known for his brutal enforcement of racial segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theophilus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1383782 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Theophilus Context triple: [Bull Connor, givenName, Theophilus]
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Theophilus
Theophilus is the otherwise unknown individual addressed in the prefaces of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, likely a patron or symbolic “lover of God” to whom these New Testament works are dedicated.
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Theophilus
Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
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Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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D.
Pamphilus of Caesarea
Pamphilus of Caesarea was a 3rd–4th century Christian presbyter and scholar renowned for his biblical scholarship, his defense of Origen, and his influential library at Caesarea.
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E.
Athenagoras of Athens
Athenagoras of Athens was a 2nd-century Christian philosopher and apologist known for his sophisticated defenses of Christianity addressed to the Roman emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Theophilus Target entity description: Theophilus was the first name of Bull Connor, the notorious Birmingham, Alabama public safety commissioner known for his brutal enforcement of racial segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
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A.
Theophilus
Theophilus is the otherwise unknown individual addressed in the prefaces of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, likely a patron or symbolic “lover of God” to whom these New Testament works are dedicated.
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B.
Theophilus
Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
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C.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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D.
Pamphilus of Caesarea
Pamphilus of Caesarea was a 3rd–4th century Christian presbyter and scholar renowned for his biblical scholarship, his defense of Origen, and his influential library at Caesarea.
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E.
Athenagoras of Athens
Athenagoras of Athens was a 2nd-century Christian philosopher and apologist known for his sophisticated defenses of Christianity addressed to the Roman emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
1963 Birmingham demonstrations
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Children's Crusade ⓘ
surface form:
Children's Crusade in Birmingham
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| conflict | Birmingham campaign ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupTargeted |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | Connor ⓘ |
| givenName | Theophilus self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious segregationist official ⓘ |
| ideology | white supremacy ⓘ |
| impact | galvanized national support for civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Birmingham Police Department
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama Department of Public Safety
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| knownFor |
brutal tactics against peaceful protesters
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ordering the use of fire hoses against civil rights demonstrators ⓘ ordering the use of police dogs against civil rights demonstrators ⓘ symbol of institutional racism in the American South ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementMethod |
mass arrests of civil rights demonstrators
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use of high-pressure fire hoses ⓘ use of police dogs ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | televised images of police brutality against protesters ⓘ |
| movementOpposed |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
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| nickname | Bull Connor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enforcement of racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
opposition to the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ |
| notableRoleDuring | Civil Rights era in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
law enforcement official
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opponent |
Martin Luther King Jr.
ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ civil rights activists in Birmingham ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
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| policySupported |
Jim Crow laws
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racial segregation ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | segregationist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commissioner of Public Safety of Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
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| residence |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries on Birmingham civil rights protests
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historical studies of the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ |
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Subject: Theophilus Description of subject: Theophilus was the first name of Bull Connor, the notorious Birmingham, Alabama public safety commissioner known for his brutal enforcement of racial segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
Referenced by (4)
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