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Theophilus Eugene “Bull” Connor (July 11, 1897 – March 10, 1973) was an American politician who served as Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, for more than two decades. He strongly opposed the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Under the city commission government, Connor had responsibility for administrative oversight of the Birmingham Fire Department and the Birmingham Police Department, which also had their own chiefs.
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Florida sheriff threatens to turn loose dogs on protestors and worse ahead of the "No Kings" Protests.... We have seen this 1960's movie before!
"This is our Bull Connor moment."
American Federation of Teachers Secretary Treasurer Fedrick Ingram on civil rights, democracy and public education.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Shelley's Role in The Children's March
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In this episode, Shelley and Ricky discuss the key role that Shelley played in the Children's March. The scene is Birmingham, Alabama, April and May of 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s advisors had deliberately chosen the city to confront the notoriously violent Police Commissioner, …
Stop Trump Erasing Black History-Act Now
Trump Erasing Blackness, Elevating Self-Glory
Lesson Plan: Preserving Civil Rights Memory in Community Spaces
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Understand significance of MLK Day and Juneteenth Example: Participants recall why MLK Day honors King’s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement and why Juneteenth marks…
EP 939 Why Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Consider Barry Goldwater America’s Most Dangerous Man?
Senator Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee for President in 1964, was in no way a virulent racist, like others in his era, including Bull Connor, George Wallace or Strom Thurmond. But he reached a higher plateau in American politics and his views on ‘freedom’ were in direct contrast with thos…
911 History: How the World's Emergency Number Was Born in 1968 - Punjabi Podcast - Radio Haanji
History of 911 and Triple Zero 000: How Emergency Numbers Changed the World
At exactly 2:00 p.m. on February 16, 1968, a bright red telephone rang at the Haleyville police station in a tiny Alabama town most Americans had never heard of. A U.S. Congressman walked across the room, lifted the receive…
"REFILL" White House Rivalries and CDC Reform with Dr. Tevi Troy
An episode pulled from the archives, Joe Grogan and Eric Ueland welcome Dr. Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, presidential historian, and best selling author of Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump. First aired in February 2023 at the midpoin…
Episode 22 – 1963 Part II: A Year of Great Dreams
By 1963, Rev. Martin Luther King Junior was concerned that the progress of the civil rights movement was losing momentum. So, he launched the Birmingham Campaign in Alabama, betting that the local segregationist sheriff Bull Connor would overreact. MLK was arrested during the protests he was leadin…
Episode 16: Armed With a Loaded Footnote (Part II)
In this commentary, which is part two of my discussion of racial disparity in the justice system, I debunk the popular study by Roland Fryer from a few years back, which claimed there was no evidence that police deploy lethal violence more often against Blacks than whites. As many other scholars no…
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