Bull Connor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater University of Alabama (attended, did not graduate)
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-07-11
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Theophilus_Eugene_Connor
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Selma,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:children one son
gptkbp:controversy racist policies and actions
gptkbp:deathDate 1973-03-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bull Connor
gptkbp:knownFor use of fire hoses and police dogs against civil rights demonstrators
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance to desegregation in the United States
gptkbp:mediaAppearance featured in news coverage of the Birmingham campaign, 1963
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham, Alabama
opposition to the Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:police_officer
politician
gptkbp:officeHolder Commissioner of Public Safety of Birmingham
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Elmwood_Cemetery,_Birmingham,_Alabama
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Beara_Levens
gptkbp:termEnd 1954
1963
gptkbp:termStart 1937
1957
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Birmingham_Campaign
gptkb:Birmingham_campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5