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Birmingham Campaign (Causes (Failure in Albany Campaign (July 1962 Albany…
Birmingham Campaign
Causes
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Bull Connors reputation
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Unlike Laurie Pritchard in Albany, Connor known to react violently to civil rights activists
Freedom riders 1961 Bull Connor refused to provide police protection for bus the riders were beaten up.
‘as long as I am police commissioner in Birmingham, the niggers and white folks ain’t goin’ desegregate in this man’s town’
MLK knew that Connor would react violently towards protesters, which he knew would gain media attention.
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