Martin Luther King, Jr: His Life, Martyrdom, and Meaning for the WorldWeybright and Talley, 1968 - 319 pages |
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... Bull ” Connor . In Novem- ber , 1961 , Connor , the city's commissioner of public safety , had arrested the bus terminal's manager four times in two weeks for complying with the ICC desegregation order . Birmingham was a tough town ...
... Bull ” Connor . In Novem- ber , 1961 , Connor , the city's commissioner of public safety , had arrested the bus terminal's manager four times in two weeks for complying with the ICC desegregation order . Birmingham was a tough town ...
Page 142
... Bull Connor ordered them to turn back . Billups refused . Furious , Connor turned to his men and bellowed , " Turn on the hoses , damn it ! " The Negroes stood for a moment , waiting . Noth- ing happened . The whites fell back , and ...
... Bull Connor ordered them to turn back . Billups refused . Furious , Connor turned to his men and bellowed , " Turn on the hoses , damn it ! " The Negroes stood for a moment , waiting . Noth- ing happened . The whites fell back , and ...
Page 144
... Bull Connor said he wished it had been a hearse . For an hour and a half , SCLC leaders pleaded with the crowd to abandon violence . The last rocks were thrown from the church steps before the rioters retreated inside , and the ...
... Bull Connor said he wished it had been a hearse . For an hour and a half , SCLC leaders pleaded with the crowd to abandon violence . The last rocks were thrown from the church steps before the rioters retreated inside , and the ...
Contents
1 AS THE TWIG IS BENT | 1 |
2 A PILGRIMAGE WITH GOD | 15 |
3 THE CALL TO GREATNESS | 30 |
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