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==Political career==

==Political career==

Connor was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1934.<ref name=politicalgraveyard/> Connor remained a loyal [[Democrat]] throughout his career and life.  In 1936 he was elected Commissioner of Public Safety of Birmingham, Alabama and served in that position for the better part of three decades.  A [[white supremacist]],<ref name=alencyclopediabio/> Connor enforced racial segregation laws passed by the [[Democratic party]]-controlled state legislature and denied [[civil rights]] to black citizens. He is notorious for directing the use of fire hoses and police attack dogs against civil rights activists in the early 1960s, including against children supporting the protests.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the Players: Other Figures {{!}} American Experience {{!}} PBS|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/meet-players-other-figures/|access-date=|website=PBS|language=en}}</ref> National media broadcast these tactics on television, horrifying much of the world. The outrages served as catalysts for passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].

Connor was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1934.<ref name=politicalgraveyard/> Connor remained a loyal [[Democrat]] throughout his career and life.  In 1936 he was elected Commissioner of Public Safety of Birmingham, Alabama and served in that position for the better part of three decades.  A [[white supremacist]],<ref name=alencyclopediabio/> Connor enforced racial segregation laws passed by the [[Democratic party]]-controlled state legislature and denied [[civil rights]] to black citizens. He is notorious for directing the use of fire hoses and police attack dogs against civil rights activists in the early 1960s, including against children supporting the protests.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/meet-players-other-figures/ Meet the Players: Other Figures]. ''PBS''. Retrieved October 3, 2023.</ref> National media broadcast these tactics on television, horrifying much of the world. The outrages served as catalysts for passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].

On December 26, 1951, the day following [[Christmas]], Connor was arrested in a hotel room for adultery with Christian Brown, his secretary.<ref name=politicalgraveyard/> Although fined, convicted, and sentenced to prison, the verdict was overturned the following year.

On December 26, 1951, the day following [[Christmas]], Connor was arrested in a hotel room for adultery with Christian Brown, his secretary.<ref name=politicalgraveyard/> Although fined, convicted, and sentenced to prison, the verdict was overturned the following year.