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'''Theophilus Eugene Connor''' (July 11, 1897 – March 10, 1973<ref name=politicalgraveyard>[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connor.html#745.93.98 Index to Politicians: Connor]. ''The Political Graveyard''. Retrieved October 3, 2023.</ref>), known as '''T. Eugene Connor''' or more commonly '''Bull Connor''', was a prominent [[left-wing]]<ref name=alencyclopediabio>Baggett, James L. (March 9, 2007). [https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/eugene-bull-connor/ Eugene "Bull" Connor]. ''Encyclopedia of Alabama''. Retrieved October 3, 2023.</ref> [[Democratic Party]] leader in Alabama known for his militant white supremacism consistent with the state's [[Progressive Movement|Progressive]] tradition.
'''Theophilus Eugene Connor''' (July 11, 1897 – March 10, 1973<ref name=politicalgraveyard>[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connor.html#745.93.98 Index to Politicians: Connor]. ''The Political Graveyard''. Retrieved October 3, 2023.</ref>), known as '''T. Eugene Connor''' or more commonly '''Bull Connor''', was a prominent [[left-wing]]<ref name=alencyclopediabio>Baggett, James L. (March 9, 2007). [https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/eugene-bull-connor/ Eugene "Bull" Connor]. ''Encyclopedia of Alabama''. Retrieved October 3, 2023.</ref> [[Democratic Party]] leader in Alabama known for his militant white supremacism consistent with the state's [[Progressive Movement|Progressive]] tradition.
==Tirade against civil rights activists==
==Tirade against civil rights activists==
[[File:Democratic voter suppression.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Democratic voter suppression in the Bull Connor era.]]
Although Connor was not a recorded member of the third incarnation of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], he directly enabled Klan violence in Alabama, refusing to take actions against Klansmen responsible for bombings.<ref name=alencyclopediabio/> When Klansmen viciously assaulted the Freedom Riders, Connor ordered Birmingham city police to refrain from restoring order.
Although Connor was not a recorded member of the third incarnation of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], he directly enabled Klan violence in Alabama, refusing to take actions against Klansmen responsible for bombings.<ref name=alencyclopediabio/> When Klansmen viciously assaulted the Freedom Riders, Connor ordered Birmingham city police to refrain from restoring order.