Bull Connor

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in The USA 1945–1974.

Definition

The Commissioner of Public Safety in Birmingham, Alabama, known for directing brutal police violence against non-violent civil rights protesters.

Exam Context

Bull Connor appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially The USA 1945–1974 and Civil Rights in the USA 1954–1964.

Non-British Depth Studies The USA 1945–1974 Civil Rights in the USA 1954–1964

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

Civil Rights Organisations and the Nature of Opposition

The USA 1945–1974 • Civil Rights in the USA 1954–1964

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Legal challenges

Massive Resistance

NAACP

Non-violent direct action