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==Tirade against civil rights activists==
==Tirade against civil rights activists==
[[File:Democratic voter suppression.jpg|right|320px|thumb|Democratic voter suppression in the Bull Connor era.]]
[[File:Democratic voter suppression.jpg|right|320px|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. The Birmingham police department was "infiltrated" by the Klan, with whom "Connor maintained a close relationship with":<ref name=speaktruthtopower/>
{{cquote|Without question he knew Klansmen, associated with them, sought and accepted their support, and habitually let them have their way with people of color in Birmingham.|||"Speak Truth to Power," p. 24}}
In the early 1960s, Connor directed the use of fire hoses and police dogs against peaceful civil rights activists, 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 congressional passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].
In the early 1960s, Connor directed the use of fire hoses and police dogs against peaceful civil rights activists, 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 congressional passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].