This Month in Civil Rights History
16th May 2013
The events of May helped solidify national sentiment in favor of civil rights for blacks. President Kennedy reportedly said at the time that Connor had done as much for the civil rights movement as Abraham Lincoln. That’s a gross exaggeration. But by June 1963, Connor had done more than Kennedy for civil rights.
And, of course, Bull Connor — and all of his subordinates — were Democrats, something that has gone down the Memory Hole.