Birmingham police chief Eugene "Bull" Connor used dogs and fire hoses to discourage civil rights marchers. Who actually benefited most from those tactics?

A.
white citizens who believed they were protected from the civil rights marchers

B.
white racists who kept Birmingham from changing its segregation policies

C.
Bull Connor, who was called a hero and given a medal by President Kennedy

D.
the civil rights movement, because the whole world could see the ugly face of racism

Question

Birmingham police chief Eugene "Bull" Connor used dogs and fire hoses to discourage civil rights marchers. Who actually benefited most from those tactics?	
 
 A.
white citizens who believed they were protected from the civil rights marchers
 
 B.
white racists who kept Birmingham from changing its segregation policies
 
 C.
Bull Connor, who was called a hero and given a medal by President Kennedy
 
 D.
the civil rights movement, because the whole world could see the ugly face of racism

anonymous · Answer

D. The brutal tactics made americans realize they were doing bad things.

anonymous · Answer

Ty