He was the President of the United States during the Birmingham Campaign
Dr. King believed in this, specifically about Race
What is Equality?
Birmingham earned this nickname due to the racial violence that took place
What is Bombingham
Kings nonviolent actions were motivated by this part of his identity
What is religion (Christianity)?
This caused the events of Birmingham to be seen by millions across the USA and the world
What is Television (Media)?
This person's non-violent protests inspired Dr. King
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
Dr King's belief in this set him apart from other Civil Rights activists, like Malcom X
What is nonviolence?
This campaign had taken place right before the Birmingham campaign
What is the Albany campaign?
Using the Birmingham campaign, King was motivated to achieve this around the United States?
What is desegregation?
What is Racism?
This group was formed by Dr. King after the Montgomery Bus Boycotts in 1957
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
This view was shared by Connor and the KKK
What is White Supremacy?
Strict laws were put into place in Birmingham to stop this from happening
Protests
Connor was so motivated to keep segregation that he ordered arrests on thousands of these kind of protesters.
Who are students?
These laws limited the freedoms of Black Americans, including things like marriage and education
Bull Connor often defended members of this group, including when they attacked the Freedom Riders
Who are the KKK?
What is desegregation?
Due to his job, Bull Connor had full control of this part of the Birmingham community
Organizers of the Birmingham campaign predicted Bull Conner would respond to their protests with this.
What is Police Brutality?
This era followed the Civil War, as the US tried to rebuild after the abolition of Slavery
What is Reconstruction?
This person proposed and organised a movement of students to protest as a part of the Birmingham campaign.
Who is James Bevel?
Connor believed his use of this was more humane than bullets
What is Force
Both Bull Connor and MLK grew up under these
This event in the 1860s created division between many White Americans and Black Americans
What is the Civil War?
The racial violence in Birmingham contrasted this American Value
What is Freedom?