Bull Connor
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Bull Connor was a notoriously segregationist Birmingham, Alabama public safety commissioner whose brutal tactics against civil rights demonstrators in the early 1960s galvanized national support for the civil rights movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human → segregationist → |
| birthName |
Theophilus Eugene Connor
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| burialPlace |
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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| causeOfDeath |
stroke
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1897-07-11
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| dateOfDeath |
1973-03-10
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| education |
attended public schools in Alabama
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| ethnicGroup |
white American
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| familyName |
Connor
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| givenName |
Theophilus
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| hasInfluenceOn |
Civil Rights Act of 1964 public support
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| ideology |
racial segregation
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white supremacy → |
| knownForEvent |
1963 Birmingham children’s crusade
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Birmingham campaign → |
| mediaAppearance |
televised images of police brutality in Birmingham in 1963
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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| nickname |
Bull
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| notableFor |
actions that galvanized national support for the civil rights movement
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enforcement of racial segregation laws → violent suppression of civil rights demonstrations → |
| notableWork |
implementation of Birmingham’s segregation ordinances
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| occupation |
politician
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public safety commissioner → radio sportscaster → |
| opposedTo |
civil rights movement
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| placeOfBirth |
Selma, Alabama, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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| portrayedAs |
symbol of Southern resistance to desegregation
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| portrayedIn |
Eyes on the Prize
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| positionHeld |
Birmingham City Commissioner
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Commissioner of Public Safety of Birmingham, Alabama → Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives → |
| religion |
Baptist
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| residence |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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| servedIn |
Alabama House of Representatives
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| spouse |
Beara Leona Connor
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| termInOfficeEnd |
1954
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| termInOfficeStart |
1937
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| usedTactics |
fire hoses against civil rights demonstrators
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police dogs against civil rights demonstrators → |
| workLocation |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Birmingham campaign
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Children's March ("Public Safety Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor") → |
opposedBy |
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Children's Crusade (1963)
("Public Safety Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor")
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hasParticipant |
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Children's March
("Eugene "Bull" Connor")
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mainOpposingFigure |
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Project C (Confrontation)
("Public Safety Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor")
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opponent |