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Black and White: The Confrontation
Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor (1897-1973), Birmingham's Commissioner of Public Safety, controlled the police and fire departments for more than twenty-five years. He networked with Ku Klux Klan. "Bull" Connor's leadership helped create a climate that led to the horrendous church bombing that resulted in the murder of the four little girls, and later the same day the murder of two young black boys. The books shown here discuss the confrontation between Shuttlesworth and Connor, and the origins of the Klan. |